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PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days ago

Microsoft admits 8GB RAM is fine for Windows 11, after years of pushing 16GB as the baseline

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Microsoft admits 8GB RAM is fine for Windows 11, after years of pushing 16GB as the baseline

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PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days ago

Microsoft now tells that 8GB RAM is great for everyday use on Surface devices, after years of insisting 16GB was the minimum for Windows 11.

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I guess maybe 8GB is fine if all you do is have a browser open with some tabs… W11 is not RAM friendly.
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  I’d say 8G is fine until you open a browser.
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    and every application today is a browser.

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