Soldered RAM kills repairability and resale value.

Yes. Soldered RAM makes a laptop harder to fix and worth less on the used market.

If the RAM fails, you can’t just swap a stick. You’re looking at a motherboard-level repair or a whole new machine. That’s expensive and often not worth it for older devices. Resale? Buyers know they’re stuck with whatever RAM came in the box, and they’ll offer less because of it. Future-proofing matters, and soldered RAM is the opposite.

I get it — soldered RAM is thinner, lets laptops be lighter, and for many people 8 or 16GB is plenty forever. But the question was about repairability and resale value, and on both counts soldered loses. If you might ever want to upgrade or sell it down the road, find a machine with replaceable RAM.