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You don’t need 32GB of RAM to run Windows…

• Dalewyn 4y ago
  No, but you do to run the things you're running Windows for.
  • stinos 4y ago
    By that reasoning the new minimum is now 128GB for Ubuntu, just because I need that.
    • Dalewyn 4y ago
      If you need 128GB of RAM, you need 128GB of RAM. Nothing unfair about that. Personally, my newest main machine has 64GB of RAM (for now) simply because I never want to run out of RAM ever; RAM is cheap (when it ain't coming from Apple) and I hate dealing with swap thrashing. Speaking more generally, I sincerely wouldn't suggest any lower than 32GB to any person asking for advice on a Windows setup today. Far too many programs demand far too much RAM now, with Chrome being just the leading example.
    • secondcoming 4y ago
      My laptop has 128GB RAM. It's sweet, no regrets.
  • Osiris 4y ago
    My daughter’s laptop is 8GB, my son’s is 16gb, my desktop is 16gb. I’ve never had a problem with any of them. Lightroom Classic on my desktop uses less than 8GB of RAM.