there was an awkward period around then when processors wanted the ram to be as close as possible (making sodimm a poor choice) and CAMM didn’t exist yet.

The laptop was announced back in 2022, they’ve had some problems with suppliers which is why it’s a bit odd for a 2026 laptop.

None of what is considered ‘AI’ is actually AI, it’s just a rebrand of machine learning tech that has been around for a few years now (and is genuinely useful in certain circumstances). It’s all ‘AI’, only the generative AI is worth getting mad about.