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I have never used Teams but is 1GB of memory usage really an issue in 2021, when most laptops have at least 16-32 gigs of memory? It's been years since the last

I have never used Teams but is 1GB of memory usage really an issue in 2021, when most laptops have at least 16-32 gigs of memory? It's been years since the last time I actually worried about how much memory some software on my laptop was using.

reaperducer 6y ago
is 1GB of memory usage really an issue in 2021 It isn't if you're on a laptop from 2021. But that vast majority of people aren't. Companies don't provision new computers to their employees every time a new computer comes out. At the companies I've worked for, the minimum refresh time is 3-5 years, depending on tax laws, and financial ability. It's also not a big deal if the computer is only used for Zoom. Most people, whether office drones or developers, run many programs at once.
mdaniel 6y ago
In isolation, maybe not, but I don't get paid to have chat clients or screen share apps run, I get paid to add features or remove bugs from the bazillions of microservices and associated spa, which under ideal conditions requires running them locally. Every byte consumed by something useless is not a tradeoff I endorse. That "ram is cheap and plentiful" is also seriously not true for Mac laptops, which both caps how much one can expand them and also charges unreasonable rates for the additions they do allow
ad404b8a372f2b9 6y ago
Most laptops do not have 16-32gb of ram, even in the high-end range.
HaggardFinical 6y ago
"2021, when most laptops have at least 16-32 gigs of memory" Oh man, I'd love to live in the wonderland where you posted this comment from.
- netflixandkill 6y ago
  I mean my laptop from 2014 had 32g (and like another 4g on the graphics processor) so that's not exactly outrageous for anyone doing serious work. My laptop from 2019 also had 32g and was less than 2000 usd. Obviously most people don't need that and I'm sympathetic to anyone having to run teams on some shitty IT-provided low cost laptop loaded with 7 different management spyware suites, but 16g-32g is not baller in a limo outrageous.
PurpleFoxy 6y ago
16gb is the standard high end spec, 32gb is the extreme edition which usually costs a fortune and is impossible to convince your company to buy, especially if multiple people need them. On 16GB I was constantly running out of memory at work. It’s not just 1GB it’s 1GB times all the other crap you need running.

reaperducer 6y ago

is 1GB of memory usage really an issue in 2021 It isn't if you're on a laptop from 2021. But that vast majority of people aren't. Companies don't provision new computers to their employees every time a new computer comes out. At the companies I've worked for, the minimum refresh time is 3-5 years, depending on tax laws, and financial ability. It's also not a big deal if the computer is only used for Zoom. Most people, whether office drones or developers, run many programs at once.

mdaniel 6y ago

In isolation, maybe not, but I don't get paid to have chat clients or screen share apps run, I get paid to add features or remove bugs from the bazillions of microservices and associated spa, which under ideal conditions requires running them locally. Every byte consumed by something useless is not a tradeoff I endorse. That "ram is cheap and plentiful" is also seriously not true for Mac laptops, which both caps how much one can expand them and also charges unreasonable rates for the additions they do allow

ad404b8a372f2b9 6y ago

Most laptops do not have 16-32gb of ram, even in the high-end range.

HaggardFinical 6y ago

"2021, when most laptops have at least 16-32 gigs of memory" Oh man, I'd love to live in the wonderland where you posted this comment from.

netflixandkill 6y ago
I mean my laptop from 2014 had 32g (and like another 4g on the graphics processor) so that's not exactly outrageous for anyone doing serious work. My laptop from 2019 also had 32g and was less than 2000 usd. Obviously most people don't need that and I'm sympathetic to anyone having to run teams on some shitty IT-provided low cost laptop loaded with 7 different management spyware suites, but 16g-32g is not baller in a limo outrageous.

PurpleFoxy 6y ago

16gb is the standard high end spec, 32gb is the extreme edition which usually costs a fortune and is impossible to convince your company to buy, especially if multiple people need them. On 16GB I was constantly running out of memory at work. It’s not just 1GB it’s 1GB times all the other crap you need running.