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Dell and Lenovo may limit mid-range laptops to 8GB DDR5 RAM in response to rising memory prices
(www.notebookcheck.net)
I may limit myself buy one as well.
this post was submitted on 23 Dec 2025
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Just give me DDR4 then.
better start removing AI from Windows then... holy fucj my 16gb is barely holding up with windows11 that in forced to use on my work PC. slow as BALLS, it's just raping the entire system performance constantly
This is not limiting mid-range laptops. This is making more low-range laptops. Just because you’re making more lower tiered laptops doesn’t mean the midrange adjusts as mid-range is based on specs/performance. This is basic taxonomy.
The average laptop produced by these 2 manufacturers will see a decrease in specs.
Why not just tell me to go fuck myself and skip the unsatisfying foreplay?
Large computing will exist solely in the cloud where you will pay a subscription for it. Can't have these grubbing consumers buy anything we elites don't get a monthly cut of.
I wish this was sarcasm.
I am honestly not sure if that's a bad thing aside from the capitalism of it all. Almost all tasks normal people do could be done with a 10 year old computer running Linux.
I will find it hilarious if this RAM pricing issue causes people to move to Linux rather than have slow ass Windows 11.
I'm positive its a bad thing. It will mean the end of ownership. Our children will be born and their only worth with be as consumers for which they can crushed for any reason the owners see fit. Its slavery and feudalism nothing more nothing less.
and cant we just put fucking ddr4 or ddr3 on it? why does it got to be bleeding edge all the time?
...and I'm still on 4 GB RAM, TROLOLOL
You must be using Linux.
He also must not be a gamer. Or at least not one that understands years past 2003
Nope to both of you. Windows 10 and I play Minecraft 1.8.9.
So you have the patience of Buddha, that's great.
I am. I have 16 GB on my 15 year old eight-core PC, run virtual machines, and need barely half the RAM. My laptop is a Thinkpad T490 and is totally fine. My Linux phone runs fine with 5 GB right now.
Hah, guess they're gonna have to run Linux. Windows 11 would choke on 8 GB RAM.
It's the year of the Linux desktop!
lmaooooo
I agree, funny enough they require minimum 4 GB, but I had problems with it with 16 GB. 8 GB is nowhere near enough, especially if you use excel, teams, and that crap.
I have to use windows at work, have 32gb and regularly get browser tabs unloaded for low memory. I'm not running VMs or anything. Usually just Firefox, visual studio, and slack.
Personal computer is Linux with 16gb and that's more than enough.
Same here. Modern 32 gb machine from work is a slog. 2 minutes from wake to actually working, can be 10 seconds just to use the start menu sometimes. Older thinkpad with 16gb and linux/cosmic desktop - wakes almost instantly and perfectly snappy for most things.
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It's neat that AI is already ruining the world in really tangible ways.
Time to switch to Linux people lol. Windows is barely usable on 8GB these days.
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