Framework is the only one that makes RAM upgrades easy.

Framework doesn’t solder RAM at all. It uses standard SO-DIMM slots, so you can swap or upgrade memory in a few minutes with just a screwdriver.

Dell XPS solders RAM directly to the motherboard. You can’t upgrade it. Period. The XPS 13 and 15 (and most new XPS models) are sealed. What you buy is what you get forever. Same goes for MacBooks, Surface Laptops, and most thin-and-light Windows machines.

There are a few other laptops that still offer socketed RAM — some ThinkPad T series, some HP EliteBooks, and