there's little reason not to load out your machine with far more memory than you'd practically need. Unless you simply can't install more RAM without buying a

there's little reason not to load out your machine with far more memory than you'd practically need. Unless you simply can't install more RAM without buying a whole new laptop. That's certainly the case for my laptop; its Intel i5 only can address 8GB max. Memory is cheap, but buying a new laptop sadly isn't, especially when it's a decent development machine, and a step above standard consumer configurations.