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You don't need 8GB of RAM or less to have memory issues. Cursor + Claude Code + Slack + Discord + Spotify + a few Docker containers + YouTube and a few browser
by joefourier 7mo ago
You don't need 8GB of RAM or less to have memory issues. Cursor + Claude Code + Slack + Discord + Spotify + a few Docker containers + YouTube and a few browser tabs is enough to overwhelm a MacBook with 24GB of RAM.
Right now on my machine, 5 whole docker containers, including two DBs and 3 dev servers, are taking up less RAM than Cursor, a glorified text editor.
And have you looked at RAM prices lately? It's possible that 8GB is all some people can afford.