RAM Sufficiency Debate

Comments debate whether various RAM amounts (e.g., 8GB, 32GB, 64GB) are sufficient for modern laptops, desktops, applications, and tasks in 2024.

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Sample Comments

qingcharles Sep 4, 2024 View on HN

Yikes, a 32GB RAM limit seems a bit low in 2024, even for a laptop.

eccentricwind Oct 18, 2024 View on HN

A gigabyte of Ram should do the trick

superkuh Mar 15, 2024 View on HN

8GB of ram is already not enough now.

kierenj Jan 15, 2024 View on HN

Demonstrably not for me, and many others I know who have 32/64GB RAM

baldfat Dec 8, 2017 View on HN

Well I have 16gb of RAM so it doesn't effect me.

temac Mar 10, 2021 View on HN

64 bits ram? That's tiny ;)

grey-area Nov 12, 2021 View on HN

You probably won't need as much RAM as you think.

metadat Mar 13, 2023 View on HN

What if you have around 400GB of RAM? Would this be enough?

gtirloni Sep 1, 2021 View on HN

Do you need more than 64GB of memory?

acangiano Jul 20, 2011 View on HN

4 GB of RAM can be a problem for some.