Raspberry Pi is actively preventing enthusiasts from upgrading soldered memory to a larger configuration even when the replacement chip is technically compatible. The company says the restriction is intended to discourage unofficial high-capacity resales.
  • BackgrndNoize@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 day ago

    Nah it’s not technical reasons, it’s just greed and form over function, the new MacBook new proves that if Apple wanted to they can make a user repairable and even upgradable laptop, they don’t because the EU hasn’t forced them yet

    • dogdeanafternoon@lemmy.caEnglish
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      19 hours ago

      How does the new MacBook prove that? The way their processors are made it’s impossible to upgrade RAM after the fact.