My parents have 8GB and 16GB, respectively. The computer with 8GB is 6 years old and it was the base model at the time. $450 in 2015 would have bought you a De

My parents have 8GB and 16GB, respectively. The computer with 8GB is 6 years old and it was the base model at the time. $450 in 2015 would have bought you a Dell laptop with 6GB of upgradable memory: https://www.laptopmag.com/reviews/laptops/dell-inspiron-15-5000-2015 https://www.laptopmag.com/reviews/laptops/dell-inspiron-15-5... My uncle bought a $350 trash Windows PC a couple years ago, literally the cheapest thing I could find on sale at Staples, and it came with 12GB of RAM.