Why buy new with 8gb? The goal is either to have a decent laptop for very little money: you can get used thinkpads for as little as 200USD with i7 ssd and 8 GB

Why buy new with 8gb? The goal is either to have a decent laptop for very little money: you can get used thinkpads for as little as 200USD with i7 ssd and 8 GB ram. Or you have a bit more money, buy new and go for around 1000usd with 16gb. I have an old x1c gen 4 and it is fine with linux for most of the tasks (incl some minor development tasks). All depends on what you want to invest and for how long.