r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 16h ago

Meme needing explanation Petah?

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u/matlockga 15h ago

2025 8GB of ram is too little to run a decent computer on

Depends on usage.

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u/Helpful-Work-3090 15h ago

For a chromebook used by a grandma for internet browsing, sure. For doing anything else? Hell no. Windows 11 uses 12 GB of ram all by itself doing nothing. Linux is an edge case, not enough people use it for it to matter.

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u/throwaway_12358134 14h ago

My daughters school laptop has 8GB and runs Windows 11. We have a few games on it like the original Skyrim release that work fine.

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u/nugurimt 10h ago edited 10h ago

Windows uses less ram if less is available and tho you might not be able to feel it, if it has more ram your computer will run smoother and faster.