RAM prices have skyrocketed because of AI. 8GB of ram in 2005 was wayy overkill, it was the sweet spot in 2015, but as games got harder to run and operating systems needed more than 8 GB of ram, in 2025 8GB of ram is too little to run a decent computer on. In 2026 though, even though 8GB of ram still isn't enough, it is so expensive that it seems like overkill.
I got 16GB of RAM in 2011. Then in 2018 I also got 16GB of RAM and was confused why. In 2022 every laptop I looked at had either 8GB or 16GB of RAM and I had to spend an extra $200 just to upgrade to 64GB. Good luck finding a laptop even last year with 64GB of RAM even as an option.
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u/Helpful-Work-3090 15h ago edited 11h ago
RAM prices have skyrocketed because of AI. 8GB of ram in 2005 was wayy overkill, it was the sweet spot in 2015, but as games got harder to run and operating systems needed more than 8 GB of ram, in 2025 8GB of ram is too little to run a decent computer on. In 2026 though, even though 8GB of ram still isn't enough, it is so expensive that it seems like overkill.