I used sub-1gb dev laptop until ~2015. The only real problem was the web browser. A Firefox or a Chromium would eat at least 1gb of RAM just for showing a singl

I used sub-1gb dev laptop until ~2015. The only real problem was the web browser. A Firefox or a Chromium would eat at least 1gb of RAM just for showing a single tab. That was annoying. I came away not wanting more ram, but wanting a less burdensome web.