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What's the minimum RAM you would get with a new computer? - freeradical - 02-02-2017
Seeing as most new Macs seem to have soldered in memory, would you want a minimum of 8 or 16 GB?
It seems that there are a fair number of programs that recommend having at least 4 GB of RAM.
Would only having 8 GB of RAM likely be a problem for the next few years?
Or is this only a problem if you're running different OS's in virtual machines?
Re: What's the minimum RAM you would get with a new computer? - DP - 02-02-2017
16 at least.
Re: What's the minimum RAM you would get with a new computer? - jdc - 02-02-2017
Depends on usage. Depends on what model mac. Older ones with spnny drives vs ones with 2.5" SSDs (500 MB/s) or brand new MBPs with flash drives (3000 MB/s)
An iPad Air has 1 GB of ram and its super snappy, doing what its supposed to do...
Re: What's the minimum RAM you would get with a new computer? - tenders - 02-02-2017
16GB for a machine I planned to give the normal treatment, which for me is to keep around doing one thing or another for 10 years.
Re: What's the minimum RAM you would get with a new computer? - Filliam H. Muffman - 02-02-2017
24 GB.
Re: What's the minimum RAM you would get with a new computer? - freeradical - 02-02-2017
Filliam H. Muffman wrote:
24 GB.
Well, that rules out any Mac laptop.
Re: What's the minimum RAM you would get with a new computer? - JoeH - 02-02-2017
8 GB - That is enough for most normal operations that do not require large amounts of RAM to process.
Re: What's the minimum RAM you would get with a new computer? - Blankity Blank - 02-02-2017
16GB is the minimum, 32GB is my dream number.
Re: What's the minimum RAM you would get with a new computer? - Speedy - 02-03-2017
16.
Re: What's the minimum RAM you would get with a new computer? - Filliam H. Muffman - 02-03-2017
freeradical wrote:
[quote=Filliam H. Muffman]
24 GB.
Well, that rules out any Mac laptop.
You figured it out.
