/g/,
Will 4GB of DDR4 RAM be enough for the average user? I generally have only a few programs open at a time. I don't play games, but I do occasional video editing and compiling of source code.
Go for 16GiB
Get 8gb it's fucking $30.
>>55473099
You should get 8 gigs just to be safe. It's always nice to have it and not need it then to need it and not have it.
Plus, ram isn't very expensive any more.
>>55473099
More like 16 or 32 GB.
Video editing is demanding.
>>55473129
I have 8GB DDR3 right now, but the business-grade laptop I'm looking at charges extra for >4GB of RAM. ($58 to upgrade to 8GB, $214 to upgrade to 16GB)
Can I just buy those cheap RAM sticks and put install them in the laptop? I'm sure the company I'm buying from overcharges for extra stuff because they serve mostly enterprise customers.
>>55473218
You can get 8GB of DDR4 for dirt cheap, RAM is not expensive at all, like $40 USD or less.
Don't settle for 4GB anymore OP, 8GB minimum.
>>55473218
It depends on the exact model. If it is one that actually has ram slots get the 4 gig and upgrade it yourself. If it is soldered ram like a MacBook prepare your anus and get the 8 gig model.
bloated websites alone take 8gb. you need 16gb minimum these days if you want to do something besides shitposting on /g/.
>>55473339
>bloated websites alone take 8gb
>>55473339
Stop lying you piece of shit. I have more than 30 tabs open at times and have never even been close to 8, usually 3 or so GB.
i've got 48GB and i'm content
here's back when i had only 24
>>55473405
he's using chrome
>>55473099
nah mane
macOS and Win10 or 8 already suck about 3GB on idle
You need at least 6GB to have a competent system, unless you go for linux. Even the fat distros use as much as 1, 1.5GB of RAM. The average distro uses between 500MB-1GB.
tldr:
Windows and mac: at least 6GB
Linux: at least 3GB
