MacBook Air M2 RAM is soldered and cannot be upgraded
MacBook Air M2 uses unified memory soldered directly to the SoC, making post-purchase RAM upgrades impossible. Users locked into their initial configuration have no upgrade path and must replace the entire device to get more memory.
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