Dell and how both will cut corners in bios or mainboard to save money and
while a cpu can support something the board will not. At this point I will
build my own and my next laptop will be a framework unless someone gives me
a stupidly good deal.

On Wed, Apr 10, 2024, 6:33 PM Matthew Crews via PLUG-discuss <
plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:

> On Apr 10, 2024 at 11:35 AM, Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss <
> plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:
>
> I think they do this so one does not buy a cheaper computer and upgrade
> is as they go.  I think they want one to buy a more expensive product if
> one needs more RAM, etc.
>
>
> One of the reasons I am extremely cautious about buying a PC these days.
> Doubly so when it comes to laptops.
>
> Also need to be careful because a lot of name-brand PCs have their
> components soldered into the mainboard now (specifically batteries, RAM,
> and storage drives), making upgrades / replacements impossible. Caveat
> emptor applies.
>
> I definitely caution people to buy for future needs, and not current needs.
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