Dragxito@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoApple keeps flogging 8GB of RAM for its Mac computers but it's still a dead horsewww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square140linkfedilinkarrow-up1371arrow-down120
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minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·2 years ago On an Air, 8gb is the bare minimum that is realistically viable, for people who don’t do anything than browse the web Thanks to the modern web, web browsing of one of the most RAM intensive tasks. Add a few Electron based apps and you’re in hell.
minus-squareMatriks404@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoFor browsing the web 4 GB is enough, unless you do some multitasking. Still I wouldn’t buy a computer with less than 8 GB of RAM nowadays.
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years ago For browsing the web 4 GB is enough, unless you do some multitasking. Multitasking = more than one tab and the background tabs not immediately put to sleep.
minus-squareCOASTER1921@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 years agoWhen they charge many $100s for an extra 8gb the value of the bare minimum 8gb doesn’t look so terrible (if only comparing to Apple). Especially considering the performance of swap on a fast SSD.
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Thanks to the modern web, web browsing of one of the most RAM intensive tasks. Add a few Electron based apps and you’re in hell.
For browsing the web 4 GB is enough, unless you do some multitasking. Still I wouldn’t buy a computer with less than 8 GB of RAM nowadays.
Multitasking = more than one tab and the background tabs not immediately put to sleep.
When they charge many $100s for an extra 8gb the value of the bare minimum 8gb doesn’t look so terrible (if only comparing to Apple). Especially considering the performance of swap on a fast SSD.