ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 has one soldered RAM, one slot. Look for that.

A few.

Most budget laptops under $1000 are going all-soldered to save space and cost, but some still give you one accessible slot alongside a soldered module. The usual suspects: Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6, HP Envy x360 14 (certain configs), and Dell Inspiron 16 5635. ASUS Vivobook S 14 sometimes has it, but they change specs by region and year, so you have to check the exact model number.

The trick is looking for “one DDR4/DDR5 SO-DIMM slot + onboard” in the spec sheet. Lenovo’s PSREF is your friend here—it’ll tell you the exact config. Avoid the “single-channel” trap: if a laptop only has soldered RAM and no slot, you’re stuck.

Check the specs before buying – manufacturers change these quietly between revisions.