FP2 Upgradability (the 2GB of memory)

[therob]

@3on

1 Is it technically possible to upgrade the RAM in FP 2 at a later point. And the answer should be: Yes, but not as easy as with other upgrades.?

I would like to concentrate to the technical point:

• The 2GB RAM is placed at the “core module” of the FP2, which could be replaced for 314 EUR
• See Step 14 of the iFixit-Teardown-Guide as the red bordered part. It is the RAM stacked to the processor:

The 2 points I am not clear to:

1. Is the RAM module soldered or clamped to the board?
   (I guess soldered → not or not easy changeable)

2. Will FP offer in some future a core module with a higher RAM?
   (my opinion: FP even doesn’t know itself, yet. [Any comment by @Douwe?]
   Highest intention of the modularity is repairability and only as a side effect the upgradability.)

I dont want to fire the discussion about, only want to make the technical point clear, as far as we as the community can know it.

Cheers, Robert