翠星石 on Nostr: SpookerZ It's quite sad that total replacement is required, instead of just being ...
SpookerZ (nprofile…hmwk) It's quite sad that total replacement is required, instead of just being about to swap a CPU or GPU out of a socket (current socket designs pretty much eliminate signal integrity problems).
Storage isn't part of the board unless you're apple.
Socketed GPUs using the MXM slot (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_PCI_Express_Module?useskin=monobook) were previously quite common, although manufacturers couldn't help themselves but to use proprietary pinouts and GPU board sizes, meaning you couldn't just go swap out GPUs on most laptops.
There are still some laptops with socketed CPUs (as it does save some costs if you are able to offer models with different CPUs with one motherboard), but I only use GNUbootable thinkpads (the larger models are all socketed, but the smaller models like the X200 has a soldered CPU - no model had a socketed GPU, as thinkpads either had intel integrated as part of the chipset or a ATI chip soldered to the board).
Storage isn't part of the board unless you're apple.
Socketed GPUs using the MXM slot (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_PCI_Express_Module?useskin=monobook) were previously quite common, although manufacturers couldn't help themselves but to use proprietary pinouts and GPU board sizes, meaning you couldn't just go swap out GPUs on most laptops.
There are still some laptops with socketed CPUs (as it does save some costs if you are able to offer models with different CPUs with one motherboard), but I only use GNUbootable thinkpads (the larger models are all socketed, but the smaller models like the X200 has a soldered CPU - no model had a socketed GPU, as thinkpads either had intel integrated as part of the chipset or a ATI chip soldered to the board).