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What websites need that much RAM? Even reddit's redesign is only using up 200mb in firefox for me at the moment. Spotify's desktop app is using 500mb - which I'
by josephg 3y ago
What websites need that much RAM? Even reddit's redesign is only using up 200mb in firefox for me at the moment. Spotify's desktop app is using 500mb - which I'll grant is pretty wasteful given its not even playing music. Honestly, 8gb of ram is fine for an awful lot of people. Why should regular users need more ram?
Even assuming software (like Teams) does chew up users' RAM, the idea that we should push that problem onto the consumer is backwards. Instead of asking consumers to pay more for their devices, developers should just stop being so lazy with our software.
My mum shouldn't need to buy a new laptop every few years if her computing needs don't change. Its sloppy and wasteful.
- BenjiWiebe 3y agoI think their point is that 8GB is fine right now, just like 4GB was fine 10 years ago. If you want laptops produced now to be fine in 10 years, it's very likely going to need more than 8GB.