Re:The MiniPC Revolution
by kogasa240p on Monday August 25, 2025 @05:35PM
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As much as I like the idea of miniPCs my biggest issue is that almost everything in miniPCs are soldered down, if you could replace the RAM/CPU/Storage I'd have zero with them. But for now, I'm skeptical in that the current push for miniPCs are a clandestine way to get more technical people onboard with unrepairable devices.
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There are plenty of miniPCs with replaceable RAM and storage. Some of the newer ones based on the Ryzen Ai CPUs have soldered RAM but most don't.
Replaceable CPU is harder to find. However, there is the Minisforum MS-A1 which has an AMD AM5 motherboard with replaceable CPU.
Worth noting the AMD APUs dont have ram soldered on a board cannot be replaced even with soldering. The ram is inside the chip and is shared between the cpu/gpu.
No, maybe you're thinking of Intel Lunar Lake.
Re:The MiniPC Revolution
by kogasa240p on Monday August 25, 2025 @06:20PM
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Oh wow I never knew that, very good to see.
Re:The MiniPC Revolution
by giantrobot on Monday August 25, 2025 @06:40PM
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I've got a couple N95 miniPCs and they have replaceable RAM and m.2 slots to upgrade the storage.
Re:The MiniPC Revolution
by PhilipRoman on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @08:48AM
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Weird, every mini PC I've used has had normal SODIMM slots and removable SSD. CPU is mostly soldered though.
Re:The MiniPC Revolution
by neogodless on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @10:00AM
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Huh, I paid $270 for a Minisforum UM350 w/ 16GB, 500GB. The RAM was replaceable and last year I upgraded it to 32GB. I swapped out the included M.2 for a 1TB, and then added a second 1TB M.2. All fully supported as-is.