Framework laptops are your best bet for socketed RAM.

Framework is the only major brand that guarantees all socketed RAM across its entire lineup in 2024. Every other manufacturer is a crapshoot.

Gone are the days when most laptops let you swap RAM. Now soldered memory is standard on ultrabooks and thin-and-lights. If you want socketed (SO-DIMM) RAM, you have to hunt.

Framework builds every laptop with user-replaceable RAM, storage, and even the motherboard. If you want socketed RAM without playing SKU