Re:Upgrading the soldered-on RAM of a Dell XPS13 7390 laptop
by KennyBlanken on Sunday November 21, 2021 @02:32AM
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When did they stop using nonstandard PSUs?
Also, their motherboards are not a standard size.
At least they aren't pulling the crap HP does on the enterprise side - requiring service contracts to access firmware updates. This means there's financial incentive to include bugs in component firmware now, to "fix" over time.
Oh yeah, and they also DRM'd drive caddies by integrating a bunch of useless capacity indicator LEDs on the front of the drive tray, because they want people to buy their stupidly overpriced drives instead of buying caddies at $5/pop off ebay and putting bulk-purchased drives in.
Also, their motherboards are not a standard size.
At least they aren't pulling the crap HP does on the enterprise side - requiring service contracts to access firmware updates. This means there's financial incentive to include bugs in component firmware now, to "fix" over time.
Oh yeah, and they also DRM'd drive caddies by integrating a bunch of useless capacity indicator LEDs on the front of the drive tray, because they want people to buy their stupidly overpriced drives instead of buying caddies at $5/pop off ebay and putting bulk-purchased drives in.