Whenever I build a computer, there is always one thing that gets me painfully close to destroying the motherboard or my hands; it's inserting the RAM. If I'm upgrading RAM I often have to remove the board from the case just to put the RAM in because it bends the board from the force.
Back in the DOS days, computers used to use SIMM modules instead of DIMM (which are used today). The main difference between SIMM and DIMM (other than speed) is the ZIF (zero insertion force) nature of SIMMs. You just insert the ram at a 45 degree angle and tip it up straight until it clicks into place. There is no extreme downward force, only a bit of lateral force.
I think it would be a good idea to design a new motherboard using those type of sockets for the RAM. The ram would not have to change at all, only the sockets on the board, so it would be something easy for a motherboard manufacturer to incorporate. I suspect it's foxconn that makes the sockets though, so...
