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If it's DDR4 or DDR5 that is soldered, sure, I agree that it should be penalised.

But LPDDR4X or LPDDD5? There are legitimate benefit to using low-powered RAM, and these aren't available in DIMM sticks.

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I think soldered RAM should always have a penalty for repairability. What else is there for iFixit to judge?

So should soldered CPU always be judged for repairability too? It's also the same repairability/efficiency tradeoff against using socketed (desktop) CPU instead.

Yes?

Maybe designing a computer with 10/10 repairability and 10/10 power efficiency isn't possible. That doesn't mean we should dilute either of those metrics to make it look that way.

Yes. Higher power efficiency could come at the cost of repairability.

A repairability score should reflect that tradeoff, not excuse it.

This could be because iFixit is trying to be more consumer facing so they can sell more of their repair products. A wild guess. More likely that they're getting paid by these manufacturers though.

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