I had to buy a new laptop to move on from living on 8gb in 2025, the RAM was soldered on. Looks like I might have bought at the right time if RAM prices are going to make new laptops more expensive?
Comment on Discussion Thread 🍨 Monday 8 December 2025
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 1 day ago
Anywhere people recommend for buying second hand or refurbished PC parts? I’m looking to upgrade my girlfriend’s laptop because she’s trying to live in 2025 with 8gb ram. I know ram prices are meant to be crazy right now but I hope people aren’t paying top shelf for second hand laptop memory.
The only places I know of either sell new or refurbished full PCs.
tone212_@aussie.zone 1 day ago
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 1 day ago
You bought at the right time. The demand for compute means the AI companies are gobbling up all the RAM, I’m sure they’d find servers with slots for laptop RAM.
I got my girlfriend a Dell, and whilst I have my issues with them at least they have that workstation DNA where they come apart alright and everything is removable
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 1 day ago
You need an overclockers forum account, the sales section unlocks after 3 months.
What kind of RAM? I think I’ve got some 4gb laptop ram about.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 1 day ago
I was going to join that years ago but it wants the email from your ISP which contains identifying info for me
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 1 day ago
I’ve joined with Gmail.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 1 day ago
Oh did they change it?
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 1 day ago
I remember you mentioned that and I signed up. It has 2 slots for DDR4 SODIMM so 16GB would be enough, 32GB on a deal would be perfect. And yeah, an NVME slot and an empty 2.5 slot