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To be honest, I expected RAM prices would push back the release date. But AMD would know more about than I would.

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[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 64 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I don't think the RAM prices are going to go back down again any time soon. So there wouldn't be any point in waiting.

[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I can imagine RAM scavengers marauding the wastelands.

When they find my "old electronics" drawer, it'll be a goldmine of ddr2/3 ram

[–] Tarquinn2049@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

But they might be able to make a similarly powered device with older style ram, it would take a significant re-work though, one that would delay release.

So this basically confirms they didn't go that route.

[–] seang96@spgrn.com 3 points 1 day ago

Using DDR4 would probably break support for suspend / resume functionality. I remember reading the speed from DDR5 was what allowed it to function so well.