skyfire Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 On 5/24/2021 at 6:20 AM, killamch89 said: Actually, Windows 10 only needs 4GB of RAM. Not true. If you want to run only chrome browser then 4GB would suffice. If you run most of the games today, or even the image apps or video apps, even 8GB wont hold much. 4GB is blanket requirement for booting windows 10. doing everyday work outside word and excel would require a lot of RAM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empire Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 4GB is pointless, smartphones have more then that nowadays people. My phone has 8GB then again needs to since it can games and whatnot. I say that screens sizes are getting bigger and more powerful that system needs more ram to keep up. 6GB being used for me just with chrome open so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyfire Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 Yeah even if some of the word processors would not run fast on the 4GB work. I think people underestimate even how the WIndows 10 can lag on the 4GB or even 8GB after some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empire Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 4 hours ago, skyfire said: Yeah even if some of the word processors would not run fast on the 4GB work. I think people underestimate even how the WIndows 10 can lag on the 4GB or even 8GB after some time. My WIndows even lag on 32GB nowadays when you doing more then just double the work and gaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyfire Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 Yeah each year new updates and kind of slows down the system. I think more applications the more lag. So the thing is background applications need to be reduced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HolisticStorm Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 I think 8 GB would be adequate for basic use, but it's definitely the bare minimum to use your computer comfortably in 2021. I had a laptop that I used at work that had 4 GB, and it was horrendously slow if I had more than one browser tab open. I think that 16 GB is far more reasonable if you are doing anything beyond the basics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyfire Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Yeah 4GB RAM days are gone. And unless it's linux, I don't see any value out of any laptop offering 4GB RAM on it pre installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
