[epistasis]

I can see that objection too, and it seems far more reasonable than assuming that soldered RAM automatically means a reduced lifespan machine.

But are Framework's RAM prices unreasonable? $400 for 64GB more of LPDDR5x seems OK. I haven't seen anybody object to Framework's RAM on those grounds.

[beeflet]

With modular RAM, someone can buy old boards and RAM and use it for high-RAM applications down the line.

[wtallis]

The workloads that people care most about today that need high RAM capacity are workloads that also need very high memory bandwidth. Old server hardware from eBay doesn't do a good job of satisfying the bandwidth side of things.