HP EliteBook X G1a "Supports" up to 128 GB LPDDR5X-8533 Memory

[TheinsanegamerN]

Id would 100% do this. But according to notebookcheck. HP doesnt always use the best screen/panels on their elitebooks because they dont need good colour accuracy/reproduction.

I remember trying to find out if there was a better screen out there to mod my 830 but then these HPs dont have a large of a modding community as Thinkpads do

Depends on the year, some have good some have bad. The higher rez screens tend to bring better color levels.

IDK which, I refuse to buy HP out of principal most of the time. Usually I have thinkpads or dell latitudes.

Soldered is cool, but LPCAMM2 modularity would be better

This would require 2 CAMM2 modules for the 256 bit bus, which would work against the very size benefits of camm2. That and camm2 doesnt have LPDDR5x so far. Camm2 seems to go up to 7800mhz, which is good, but its not 8533.

Maybe there will be better luck with DDR6.

 

[trsttte]

This would require 2 CAMM2 modules for the 256 bit bus, which would work against the very size benefits of camm2

Strix Point is only 128bit but either way so what? If they're able to include 2 SODIMMS side by side , even on 14'' designs, they can also do it with LPCAMM2.

That and camm2 doesnt have LPDDR5x so far. Camm2 seems to go up to 7800mhz, which is good, but its not 8533.

Micron and Samsung says otherwise. Speed is still not quite there but it's getting there and the tradeoff is worth it

LPCAMM2

Micron LPCAMM2 offers the best performance and power efficiency in a revolutionary form factor. It’s designed as the flagship memory solution for thin and light laptops.

www.micron.com

LPCAMM2 | DRAM | Samsung Semiconductor Global

LPCAMM2 is a module that drives next-generation systems by improving the performance, power efficiency, and capacity scaling limitations.

semiconductor.samsung.com

 

[Tek-Check]

Maybe or HP had it by the Thunderbolt team to actually get it Thunderbolt certified and yes this can be done even on a AMD platform.

Indeed, but why would they do this when AMD chip has two USB4 ports integrated on die? Separate Thunderbolt 4 controller would add costs to HP.
I'd imagine it's error. Also, native USB4 is faster than TB4 for PCIe data. The transfer rate is ~3.7 GB/s due to using PCIe 4.0 standard, whereas Intel's TB4 uses PCIe 3.0 and external SSDs rarely hit 2.8-2.9 GB/s. Still fast, but good to be aware of.

 

[Shou Miko]

Indeed, but why would they do this when AMD chip has two USB4 ports integrated on die? Separate Thunderbolt 4 controller would add costs to HP.
I'd imagine it's error. Also, native USB4 is faster than TB4 for PCIe data. The transfer rate is ~3.7 GB/s due to using PCIe 4.0 standard, whereas Intel's TB4 uses PCIe 3.0 and external SSDs rarely hit 2.8-2.9 GB/s. Still fast, but good to be aware of.

Depending on how USB4 is implemented into the system it's TB3 compatible from my understanding.

Some have the need to Thunderbolt I sold a lot of TB docks for some of my clients when they were ordering T14 G1 and G2 laptops because of the low stock on AMD variants where I am in the world it's now sometimes biting my ass because now AMD Ryzen 6000 and 7000series are finally showing up in ThinkPads at where I buy them which is really annoying.

Last month I helped a colleague finding a new laptop and we choose the Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G4 with a AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, 32GB RAM, 512GB NVME and it was sold without wifi and bluetooth so we added a Intel AX210 WiFi 6E works like a claim and he is running Windows 11 Pro made out of a Tiny iso I built myself.

Right now if I had the money I would properly change out my L14 G2 with a Intel Core i5-1135G7, 32GB, 256/500GB NVME (256 running Arch and 500 Windows 11 IoT Enterprice LTSC laptop original have Pro) for a AMD based one but I do not have the finances because I need a AMD graphics card.

Soldered is cool, but LPCAMM2 modularity would be better

I agree but I believe AMD went LPx because they said it's quad channel and LPCAMM2 is only dual channel but I am interesting to see the performance differences because I prefer LPCAMM2 over LPx because if experiences memory error with soldered memory most places in the world when you are outside warranty you are just f******.

 

[Tek-Check]

Depending on how USB4 is implemented into the system it's TB3 compatible from my understanding.

Both native USB4 and TB4 are TB3 compatible. It's just that native USB4 on AMD APUs is faster for PCIe data than TB4, if anyone needs that speed for large media transfers. It goes without saying that external SSD also needs to be USB4 and have ASM2464PD controller for those top speeds.

 

[Wirko]

apple should invent this type of memory too

If you wait long enough, Apple invents everything, too.