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> Laptop makers convice people to buy more computer than they need as they can't be upgraded, making more money and waste in the process. Honestly I don't thin
by DSMan195276 3y ago
> Laptop makers convice people to buy more computer than they need as they can't be upgraded, making more money and waste in the process.
Honestly I don't think that really factors into it, simply because the vast majority of buyers have no idea what they need to begin with and really don't care about upgradability as a consequence. Why are they supposed to care about whether the RAM can be upgraded when they don't know what the RAM does or how much is a reasonable amount? (and let's not even mention different speeds...)
- Dalewyn 3y agoFrankly, the average customer does not need to be concerned with RAM speed. If he doesn't know, he doesn't need fast RAM. RAM capacity on the other hand is something everyone needs to care about, because having insufficient RAM brings the entire computer to a screeching halt. Being blunt, I consider it a travesty that computer vendors are selling machines with 8GB of RAM today. 16GB is the new minimum for practical use, with how bloated Windows, Chrome, and honestly everything is getting. Don't get me started any further on why we even need at least 16 gigabytes of RAM to do the same things we were doing with 16 megabytes back in the day. Bloody insane, this timeline is.
- nolist_policy 3y agoMeanwhile my 8GB Chromebook runs 3 VMs (Android VM, Linux dev VM, SteamOS VM) and Chrome without breaking a sweat. There is a reason why Google developed MGLRU.