michaelrsweet

Not to be too pedantic about the numbers, but when you say something is "350 percent faster" you are saying it is 4.5 times faster, *not* 3.5 times faster, because an improvement of N percent means the total is N+100 - it started at 100 percent. So perhaps either use a multiplier (less error-prone) or adjust (subtract 100) your percentages to reflect the actual speedups...

There are advantages and disadvantages to socketing chips - soldering means it is far less likely for mechanical issues to cause problems and reduces RF noise, but socketing allows for component replacement and upgrades. Personally I wish they'd socket all memory and SSD storage and leave the rest soldered since CPUs and GPUs don't have the same standardized interfaces (although that would be a nice future advancement!) and memory and SSD upgrades are a common way to extend the life of an otherwise useful system.