1x32GB memory is cheaper than 2x16GB, so why not always pick first?

[pureismfan]

Are there any reasons for picking the latter? It seems the 1st is not only cheaper, but also more flexible (you can add another 32 GB stick in later).

[Freedom_Right]

Because of dual channel mode

Multi-channel memory architecture

[fsflover]

Some Librem 14 hardware specs

That’s pretty accurate, thanks Just wanted to add one more thing concerning RAM when making your choice. 2 SODIMMs can use dual channel then if the two SODIMMs are of the same type. This can be beneficial if you run applications that need a of memory bandwidth or if you run one or multiple high res screens at high refresh rate. Since the DDR4 RAM is also used as video memory there will be more bandwidth left for the system. But also take into account power consumption. DDR4 RAM …

[tracy]

It may be ingrained in us older folks, but we always bought memory boards in pairs. (And the largest pair goes in slots zero and one.)

And the day the memory chip first went to market, the value of core memory companies went to nothing.