I've NEVER Seen a Memory Stick Like THIS - CAMM Explained

Although Dell has a long and storied history history of proprietary BS.. but CAMM is different.

FOLLOW US
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MUSIC CREDIT
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Intro: Laszlo - Supernova

Outro: Approaching Nirvana - Sugar High

CHAPTERS
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0:00 - Dell have done it again!
0:40 - Ridge!
0:53 - Dell's recent blunders
1:35 - Why SO-DIMM Sucks
3:58 - CAMM and why it is good
5:18 - Similarities to SO-DIMM
6:23 - Potential problems
8:24 - The Precision 7670
10:05 - Zoho One!
10:50 - Outro

[swirrllfolfsky]

If it becomes a jedec standard, and they also make sure modules are interchangeable, then it seems like the standard might succeed

[docgiggles]

IF other companies decide to use this memory, there is a chance it will take off. I remember when laptop manufacturers had memory that only worked on their laptops and it was stupid expensive to do any upgrades

[MlnscBoo]

Kudos to the editor(s) on this one. The animation showing the path of the traces from the CPU to the memory modules was great. Do more of that

[spencjon]

I did NOT expect Dell to do anything except fight to keep it propriety.

I'm sure there are great cost savings by doing this, but still it's great!

[abubakrakram]

It's nice to see that at least some of the benefits of soldered memory, especially unified memory like what SoCs use, are being reproduced by replaceable modules. I don't think anyone actually enjoys being stuck with how much ram they purchased their laptops with, even if they enjoy the benefits that ram brings.

[Vesalius]

As a decision maker in my IT department, I appreciate these business related device videos.
Keep up the great work!

[traniel]

The big deal here for me personally is the capacity. I have been waiting for 64gb DIMMS forever, and they are yet to materialize, both in desktop and laptop formfactors. Here they are offering a 128gb 3600mhz package at launch. Sure, its running at DDR4 speeds with probably terrible timings (which do matter for my work :() but the capacity is finally here!

[emerje]

Part of my first PC upgrade in 1999 was going from SIMM to DIMM memory. I saw displays at Electronics Boutique (long before it was EB Games) for the Voodoo3 line and wanted to get a 3000, but knew my 1997 Pionex PC from Sam's Club wasn't going to cut it. I went to a local PC store, picked out a motherboard with AGP and upgraded my CPU from an Pentium MMX 200 to an AMD K6-2 233. What I didn't think of was the memory, the old MB took SIMM and the new one took DIMM. I remember calling the store and asking if there was anything I could do and the guy mentioned something called a SIMM socket adapter that would let me run SIMM on the DIMM slot, but they didn't sell one. I looked in a parts catalogue (probably Tiger Direct) I had and found one listed. It was a weird looking thing, normally you'd think it would just be a thing that converts the pin count directly, but it was more like a board that stuck out of the DIMM slot and the SIMM modules can be inserted into the sides like a T. In the end I just went back to the store and bought new DIMM RAM. I've recently tried looking one of these adapters up, but haven't had any luck.

[GlorifiedGremlin]

That was a really good edit to show the path the traces were taking, I enjoyed that

[Abu_Shawarib]

1.5 years later, it's finally out on a real device.

[jebkermin]

This kind of content is very much appreciated, even if it doesn't get the views. Especially as one of the I.T. professionals that will be working with this tech hopefully in the future.

[skellurip]

coming from new dell laptop naming scheme

[pawpaw]

Thank you and everyone working at LTT. I’ve been a long time consumer of your content. And this video is tier one in explaining your points. This is free to me to watch, and I never forget that. Take care everyone!

[DoRC]

4:40 that image is pretty misleading. They're saying it's 57% thinner than having a stack of two dimm sockets. That means that a single dim socket is almost the same thickness. Given that it's twice as wide as the dim socket it appears as though it would take up about the same room as two dimm sockets. I can't remember the last time I saw a laptop with more than two dimm sockets.

[tommymaddox]

This is a much better approach than Lenovo's soldered dimms for business users

[couriersix]

Dell really has strayed so far from being easy to repair/replace parts. My Precision M6700 from 2013 is literally one of the most modular laptops I've ever owned. My son uses it now, but even its CPU and GPU are interchangeable. Along with having various ports, connectivity, 2 x 2.5" drive bays, a mSATA slot, and 4 RAM slots. Everything can be changed for some form of aftermarket replacement, save for the display, keyboard, speakers, etc. Mine in particular has the i7-3720QM and Quadro K4000M (with an unlocked VBIOS, so it's capable of being OC'ed)

Edit: This honestly seems like a decent approach at least, seeing as if they're successful with having it become a widely accessible standard, it'll (hopefully) be used by other OEMs like Asus or Lenovo. I can see this being a genuinely impactful change, if it's executed properly. Let's hope Dell doesn't drop the ball on it, cause let's be honest...this is also the company that thought it was a good idea to use a wonky ass 120mm AIO with a 12900K LOL

[no-one]

It finally here with CAMM2 and LPCAMM2

[phaZed]

Some laptops have a "card edge" DIMM slot where the DIMMS slots are on the edge of the MB - in the "middle of the height" of the board - doing it this way makes the DIMM slots a ZERO factor in height as the board itself is taller than the DIMM slot with memory.

[agustingramajo]

I love this channel. I can leave for months/years and come back and the content is still the same quality and vibe. Been watching since 2012/13 <3

[fluxnoble]

I work in IT right now and we got 10 of these in last week. All of the lvl 2 techs and I were crowded around one to take it apart to look at it. I was waiting for this video.