yes, it's not the ultimate solution but if your machine behaves in 98% of cases snappy and does not slow down vs. let's say only 70% of cases then that's a huge

yes, it's not the ultimate solution but if your machine behaves in 98% of cases snappy and does not slow down vs. let's say only 70% of cases then that's a huge usability difference. Sometimes you just need a little headroom on top and not more. As some user point out it really depends on the workload and data etc. Browsers are a good example because in my experience browser cache can be compressed quite good.