> The tradeoff is that it's non-upgradeable, but (contra some people who claim this is only a cash-grab by Apple to prevent RAM upgrades) it's worth it for the bandwidth.
That, and if you come at it from the phone / tablet or even laptop angle: most people are quite ok just buying their computing devices pre-assembled and not worrying about upgrading them. You just buy a new one when the old one fails or you want an upgrade.
Similar to how cars these days are harder to repair for the layman, but they also need much less maintenance. The guy who was always tinkering away with his car in old American sitcoms wasn't just a trope, he was truth-in-television. Approximately no one has to do that anymore with modern cars.
