Dragxito@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1年前Apple keeps flogging 8GB of RAM for its Mac computers but it's still a dead horsewww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square308fedilinkarrow-up1621arrow-down128
arrow-up1593arrow-down1external-linkApple keeps flogging 8GB of RAM for its Mac computers but it's still a dead horsewww.pcgamer.comDragxito@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1年前message-square308fedilink
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down1·1年前 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-up2·1年前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.
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1年前 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.
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.