Editing Laptop (section)

===Memory===
As of 2025, whether laptops use removable memory or memory soldered to the motherboard is highly variable. When removable, most laptops use [[SO-DIMM]] slots in which [[RAM]] is mounted.<ref name="parts-kate"/>  A new form factor, the [[CAMM (memory module)|CAMM module]], is slated to fix the size and timing limitation. Before 2000, most laptops used proprietary memory modules if their memory was upgradable.

In the early 2010s, high end laptops such as the 2011 Samsung ''700G7A'' have passed the 10&nbsp;GB RAM barrier, featuring 16&nbsp;GB of RAM.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Samsung-Series-7-Gamer-700G7A-Notebook.66523.0.html|title=Review Samsung Series 7 Gamer 700G7A Notebook|first=Florian|last=Glaser|website=Notebookcheck|date=24 November 2011 }}</ref>

When upgradeable, memory slots are sometimes accessible from the bottom of the laptop for ease of upgrading; in other cases, accessing them requires significant disassembly. Most laptops have two memory slots, although some will have only one, either for cost savings or because some amount of memory is soldered. In the past, some high end engineering workstations and gaming laptops had four slots, although this is extremely rare in 2025 with engineering workstations converging on a single CAMM slot.

{{As of|2025|post=,}} 16&nbsp;GB RAM is most common, with lower-end models occasionally having 8&nbsp;GB, and 4&nbsp;GB configurations being nearly unknown. Higher-end laptops may come with 64&nbsp;GB of RAM or more.