The transition to soldered components, such as RAM and increasingly SSDs, is radically changing the life cycle of computers. The main arguments of manufacturers are more compact designs, better energy efficiency and higher data transfer speeds. However, this \u201coptimization\u201d confronts users with an unpleasant fact: when a single small component fails or when the device becomes too slow, an upgrade or a simple repair is no longer possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This design creates what is known as \u201cprogrammed obsolescence.\u201d If a soldered SSD fails, the entire motherboard\u2014and often the entire computer with it\u2014is useless, and the data is lost. This is not only a financial blow to the customer, but also a huge burden on the environment, as the amount of electronic waste increases dramatically. Although standards such as SO-CAMM have emerged that promise thinner designs without losing modularity, most of the industry still sticks to fixed components that provide a shorter device replacement cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For Slovenian consumers, this means that they will have to be much more careful when buying in 2026. What seems powerful enough today may not be there in three years, and there is no going back. The question of \u201chow long will my PC actually last\u201d no longer depends only on the quality of the build, but on the engineers\u2019 decision to deny you access to key parts of the device. The fight for the \u201cRight to Repair\u201d is becoming more important than ever in this context.<\/p>\n
The transition to soldered components such as RAM and increasingly SSDs is fundamentally changing the life cycle of computers. The main arguments of manufacturers are a more compact design, better energy efficiency and higher data transfer speeds. However, this \u201coptimization\u201d confronts users with an unpleasant fact: when a single small component fails or when the device becomes too slow, an upgrade or a simple repair [\u2026]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[218],"class_list":["post-7135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-prenosni-racunalniki","tag-intel-procesorji"],"acf":{"subtitle":"Se \u0161e spomnite \u010dasov, ko je bila nadgradnja pomnilnika ali diska preprosto opravilo? V letu 2026 postajajo ra\u010dunalniki vse bolj podobni zaprtim \u010drnim skrinjicam. Proizvajalci se vedno pogosteje odlo\u010dajo za spajkanje komponent neposredno na mati\u010dno plo\u0161\u010do, kar sicer omogo\u010da tanj\u0161e naprave, a hkrati prina\u0161a resne posledice za okolje in denarnice uporabnikov.","heading":"","summary":"Trend prispajkanih komponent (RAM, SSD) spreminja PC-je v potro\u0161no blago. Kar je bilo neko\u010d popravljivo, danes ob eni sami napaki postane elektronski odpadek, kar spro\u017ea vpra\u0161anja o trajnosti.","thumbnail_small":"https:\/\/racunalniske-novice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/framewoirk-mainboard-560x315.jpeg","thumbnail_large":"https:\/\/racunalniske-novice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/framewoirk-mainboard.jpeg","thumbnail_caption":"Foto: Framework","gallery":"","video_gallery":[{"youtube_url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/xvcy12EjbTA"}],"author":"","links":[{"title":"NYT","url":""}],"sources":null,"skip_language":[]},"yoast_head":"\n