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The Vergecast — A repair shop’s guide to surviving RAMageddon
Scout ratingSCOUT· 58%23m·2026-08-18·Technology

A repair shop’s guide to surviving RAMageddon

The Vergecast

It feels right now like prices are going up, gadgets are getting worse, and everything is getting harder to buy. Leo Mastrolia, the Digital Doctor and the owner of a repair shop in New Jersey, is seeing this all play out first hand. For the second part of our conversation (and the first part of our RAMageddon survival…

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2018?? The last MacBook with removable memory was 2012.

@vedelope · YouTube comment

My biggest concerns is that ramageddon is that prices won't come down after we finally get past this! Like 1500 phones being the normal is crazy!

@skyguardian1 · YouTube comment

Do not buy. If you must buy dont buy from apple.

@TonySmith79 · YouTube comment

Says a lot that this guy straight up says DO NOT BUY A FOLDABLE PHONE.

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