8GB soldered vs 16GB upgradeable: Soldered RAM means the laptop is a dead end

The Ideapad 330 is locked at 8GB with no RAM slots, so you’ll hit a wall with even light multitasking like Chrome, Slack, and a video call. A $500–$600 laptop with 16GB and a newer Ryzen 5 or Intel i5 will feel dramatically faster. Don’t waste money trying to work around it — replace the whole machine.