A new form of upgradeable laptop memory has been rolled out in Lenovo ThinkPad laptops. This new memory format, LPCAMM2, offers upgradability and efficiency in a compact form factor.

Micron claims the first LPCAMM2 memory module on the market, can be purchased separately for a reasonable sum of Crucial330Crucial from the website, or Lenovo ThinkPad P1Gen7

LPCAMM2 is a carrier of high-performance memory chips and more laptops will be adopted with time. It is a set format that is expected to be. These first LPCAMM2 modules feature LPDDR2X with speeds of up to 7,500MT/s

Micron's LPCAMM2 modules will initially be available in densities of 32GB and 64GB. While we are unlikely to see it rolled out anytime soon in budget models, it is likely that the addition of a generous new socket of memory for any laptop and the redesign of the motherboard for lpcamm2 will raise costs, Micron said lpcamm2 will be a high-performance laptop memory in the long run. We are confident that this could become a more affordable option for our customers.

Compared to today's more prominent memory form factor, SO-Dimms, LPCAMM2 takes up less than half of the space and a single module, while supporting dual channels, SO-Dimms require two to get the best performance.

LPCAMM2 is also very easy to remove and replace at home. Ifixit has released a step-by-step tutorial showing the whole process, and M.Those who are familiar with the replacement of 2SSD will not have problems with this.

"LPCAMM2 provides a future-proof memory solution that enables faster and longer battery life to support demanding creative and AI workloads," said Jonathan Weech, Senior Director of Product Marketing at Micron. We have all of them.

Gaming laptops traditionally use replaceable SO-DIMM memory. By installing SO-DIMM slots, manufacturers generally need to design laptops that are larger and thicker than office machines with soldered, non-replaceable memory. With Lpcamm2, it is possible to meet on the way: a slim laptop with upgradeable high-performance memory.

Take Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2024). This is a compact 1.63-inch gaming laptop with a slim profile of only 14cm at its thickest point, and when compared with soldered memory, the Razer Blade14 (2024), which uses SO-DIMM memory, is 2.2 cm thick. This is not just because of SO-DIMM sticks, but in general SO-DIMMs will have a much thicker design than soldered memory.

In LPCAMM2, the slim design from the manufacturer may be hoping to land somewhere in the middle of the two. A quick, svelte, still upgradeable, gaming laptop with a lot of dual-channel memory. But it does not stop there.

High-performance laptops and desktops are also part of the CAMM2 form factor plan. Instead of the LPDDR2X found here in Micron's first LPCAMM2 module, these could instead use the DDR5 chip and throw away the "LP" prefix. The exact benefits of this approach to traditional Dimms have not yet been fully revealed, but JEDEC, the organization that created the standard, says stackable modules could help increase capacity.  Also, in theory, it is easier to cool more horizontally mounted CAMM memory than traditional DIMMs.