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0 pointsnotatoad3y ago0 comments

for the person who's looking for a machine to handle emails, facebook, netflix, and maybe a bit of document editing, 8GB is totally fine. and even if that extra ram was free, it still has a cost in battery life. 8GB of ram is the right choice for a lot of people buying a macbook air.

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znpy3y ago

> a machine to handle emails, facebook, netflix, and maybe a bit of document editing, 8GB is totally fine

for that kind of usage a $750 acer/asus laptop would probably be good too, however.

antifa3y ago

If you're OK with 30 minute battery life and your CPU fan running at max decibels when trying to open a single email...

llampx3y ago

Strawman. Most mid-range ($700-1200) PC laptops are just fine nowadays.

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znpy3y ago

For 1/3 of the price? Sure!

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notatoadOP3y ago

It would, but people like macbooks and apple likes their money

cma3y ago

8GB is less than phones are starting to be.

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znpy3y ago

> a machine to handle emails, facebook, netflix, and maybe a bit of document editing, 8GB is totally fine

for that kind of usage a $750 acer/asus laptop would probably be good too, however.

antifa3y ago

If you're OK with 30 minute battery life and your CPU fan running at max decibels when trying to open a single email...

llampx3y ago

Strawman. Most mid-range ($700-1200) PC laptops are just fine nowadays.

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znpy3y ago

For 1/3 of the price? Sure!

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notatoadOP3y ago

It would, but people like macbooks and apple likes their money

cma3y ago

8GB is less than phones are starting to be.

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