Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
It feels right now like prices are going up, gadgets are getting worse, and everything is getting harder to buy. Leo Mastrolia, the Digital Doctor and the owner of a repair shop in New Jersey, is seeing this all play out first hand. For the second part of our conversation (and the first part of our RAMageddon survival guide), he tells us what he’s telling his clients about fixing their gadgets, managing upgrades, and surviving a parts crisis.
Watch part one here: youtu.be/zFvu7kyiOAo
0:00 Intro
01:28 90 Seconds on The Verge
03:03 RAMageddon Hits Home
05:03 The Right to Repair Reality
09:09 Laptop RAM Crunch
13:29 Deal With It, Fix It, Or Upgrade?
20:28 Wrap Up
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It feels right now like prices are going up, gadgets are getting worse, and everything is getting harder to buy. Leo Mastrolia, the Digital Doctor and the owner of a repair shop in New Jersey, is seeing this all play out first hand. For the second part of our conversation (and the first part of our RAMageddon survival guide), he tells us what he’s telling his clients about fixing their gadgets, managing upgrades, and surviving a parts crisis.
Watch part one here: youtu.be/zFvu7kyiOAo
0:00 Intro
01:28 90 Seconds on The Verge
03:03 RAMageddon Hits Home
05:03 The Right to Repair Reality
09:09 Laptop RAM Crunch
13:29 Deal With It, Fix It, Or Upgrade?
20:28 Wrap Up
Subscribe: goo.gl/G5RXGs
Like The Verge on Facebook: goo.gl/2P1aGc
Follow on Twitter: goo.gl/XTWX61
Follow on Instagram: goo.gl/7ZeLv
Watch The Vergecast on YouTube: bit.ly/40RFRkg
The Vergecast Podcast: bit.ly/3WQDexZ
Decoder with Nilay Patel: apple.co/3v29nDc
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Read More: theverge.com
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