Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agoUbuntu Linux raises minimum system memory requirements by 50% — requirements bumped to 6GB of RAM, previously raised from 1GB to 4GB in 2018www.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square202fedilinkarrow-up1582arrow-down116
arrow-up1566arrow-down1external-linkUbuntu Linux raises minimum system memory requirements by 50% — requirements bumped to 6GB of RAM, previously raised from 1GB to 4GB in 2018www.tomshardware.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agomessage-square202fedilink
minus-squareCannedYeet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-212 days agoI just checked Woot.com and you can get a refurbished Thinkpad with 16gb of RAM for $230. And there’s a scratch and dent Dell netbook with 8gb of RAM for $60.
minus-squareBlackLaZoR@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·12 days agoYou can probably buy that thinkpad and sell used RAM for more
minus-squareCannedYeet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·12 days agoMaybe but you do have to keep in mind it’s older. It’s an 8th gen intel i5.
I just checked Woot.com and you can get a refurbished Thinkpad with 16gb of RAM for $230. And there’s a scratch and dent Dell netbook with 8gb of RAM for $60.
You can probably buy that thinkpad and sell used RAM for more
Maybe but you do have to keep in mind it’s older. It’s an 8th gen intel i5.