Such a generalization cannot possibly be taken seriously. The amount of RAM one requires varies with how the machine is used and even how often; a slow machine

Such a generalization cannot possibly be taken seriously. The amount of RAM one requires varies with how the machine is used and even how often; a slow machine once in a while is less annoying than a machine that's slow all day every day. I can't use an 8gb laptop because 1 vm or too many open browser tabs along with an app or two based in electron and after some time the thrashing commences. My daughter is perfectly happy with the 8gb laptop I gave here. Kind of wish I could put half of that in my laptop. <g>