>My wife’s computer was getting slow so I stuck another 16GB of RAM in it for like $30. that upgraded added years to its life. Not disputing this. But the vast

>My wife’s computer was getting slow so I stuck another 16GB of RAM in it for like $30. that upgraded added years to its life. Not disputing this. But the vast majority people don't upgrade their laptops. They just buy a new one when it's slow. I can't find it right now but there's been studies done showing that most people never upgrade their RAM/storage even though they could. They just buy a new computer.