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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The chips themselves are the most expensive parts usually, much more than a socket and additional daughterboard. And if they were all modular you can reuse those chips for other devices!

Also, even back in the chunky early 2000s IBM Thinkpad days I never really minded the size or weight, that's just my own opinion though.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

last i checked a thinkpad wasnt a handheld device, either.