Yep, it looks to me like a step down for desktops.
It's nice that it takes less space than two SODIMM slots but if you only get one module on a desktop motherboard you're still at the mercy of memory module makers when you build new (1) and have to pay more than you should for upgrades (2).
(1) Last desktop I built i used 4 x 16 dimms instead of 2 x 32 because I needed it yesterday and that's what was going to get delivered in 24 hours. If the mobo had just one camm module i'd have had to either live with 32 or deal with the delays.
(2) You get your one camm module motherboard, put 16 G ram on it because that's what all the games demand these days and you believe in Santa, then realize you need 32 to have any chance of running a browser or discord while playing, pay for a 32 G module, throw away the 16 G... the only happy entity is the memory seller.
It's nice that it takes less space than two SODIMM slots but if you only get one module on a desktop motherboard you're still at the mercy of memory module makers when you build new (1) and have to pay more than you should for upgrades (2).
(1) Last desktop I built i used 4 x 16 dimms instead of 2 x 32 because I needed it yesterday and that's what was going to get delivered in 24 hours. If the mobo had just one camm module i'd have had to either live with 32 or deal with the delays.
(2) You get your one camm module motherboard, put 16 G ram on it because that's what all the games demand these days and you believe in Santa, then realize you need 32 to have any chance of running a browser or discord while playing, pay for a 32 G module, throw away the 16 G... the only happy entity is the memory seller.