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   keithr0 to All   
   Re: HP Linux laptops story   
   21 Feb 26 10:08:52   
   
   XPost: aus.computers   
   From: me@bugger.off.com.au   
      
   On 19/02/2026 5:13 pm, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   > On Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:58:20 -0500, Paul wrote:   
   >   
   >> What are those companies going to do, when they have no RAM and no   
   >> storage to put into computers ?   
   >   
   > Users at least could look at the option of buying initial   
   > configurations with reduced RAM/storage, with a view to upgrading them   
   > later when prices and supplies ease.   
      
   In many laptops these days, the RAM is not upgradeable. It is soldered   
   to the motherboard.   
      
   > You couldn’t do this with Apple gear, for example.   
      
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