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Might have been true 5 years ago, but I don't think this is true now. Base systems with nothing open are using 3+ gigs of memory. Web pages use a ton, but even
by consteval 2y ago
Might have been true 5 years ago, but I don't think this is true now. Base systems with nothing open are using 3+ gigs of memory. Web pages use a ton, but even fairly standard apps will use a gig or more (thanks, electron).
The end result is super slow loading as stuff is swapped, apps crashing (at least on Windows), tabs reloading when you don't want them to.
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> Web pages use a ton, but even fairly standard apps will use a gig or more (thanks, electron) She does most of that on an iPad. The computer is used for e-mail, filling out government forms and looking at spreadsheets. She needs a sturdy machine that works, simply, and doesn't need a lot of babying. A cheap, well-configured Mac running Safari with an ad blocker is just about perfect for that.
- consteval 2y agoUsing Excel with 8 gigs of ram is really pushing it.
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> Using Excel with 8 gigs of ram is really pushing it Just pulled it up on my (16GB) Mac. 300 MB. Note that she's manipulating, like, a spreadsheet for the rotary.
- svnt 2y agoThis is a joke, I think. It is a joke, right?
- consteval 2y agoNo, because your OS is using 4 gigs to sit idle. And then your chat app is using another gig to do nothing.