LPCAMM2 memory module debuts with shockingly high price tag — but fear not, things can only get better as smaller memory players jump on the bandwagon

Crucial LPCAMM2 64GB RAM.

CAMM2, a new form factor for laptop RAM, offers improved speed and energy efficiency and is arguably the most important memory upgrade in 25 years. Recently adopted by the JEDEC Solid State Technology Association, CAMM2 is thinner and faster than the current SO-DIMM standard. It harnesses the benefits of LPDDR5X components but in a modular form, making for easy upgrades. 

We’ve started to see the first laptops appearing that use LPCAMM2 memory – Lenovo’s ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 comes with up to 64GB of the new RAM – but they remain a rarity at the moment. You can now buy individual LPCAMM2 memory modules for your future compatible laptop, but as you might expect, they aren’t cheap.