Currently my laptop has 2 GB of ram and I find it is sometimes slow, especially when I am editing videos. I am thinking of upgrading but am not sure how much ram I need. I have found cheap laptops with 4 GB of ram. Will that be enough? I am also looking at Macbooks with 4 GB of ram or 8 GB of ram. Thanks for any tips!
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How much RAM is enough for a laptop?
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Princess Alexandros XVII said:
Gonna agree with going with more ram as opposed to less. I'm thinking 6GB at the least. 8GB is preferable. If you can find a laptop with some GB dedicated to the graphics, that'll help ease up some issues with slowness as well. Then again, there are plenty of other things you need to take into consideration as well.
It also depends on what programs are running in the background and how much memory and processor they are using.
Dee said:
My previous laptop had that. It wasn't as great as it sounds, honestly. 4GB RAM, but it would often dedicate 2GB to my videocard. Which meant yeah, stuff ran visually more impressive sometimes. The problem was that the stuff it made prettier just ran like a basket of shit because it was sapping too many resources from other parts of my computer >_>
Now I just have a dedicated 512MB, and so far every game I've tried running, has ran on ultra/max settings. Me like.
Princess Alexandros XVII said:
It depends on how much RAM your computer comes with in the first place. Of course 4GB + 2GB of dedicated ram for graphics isn't going to help. You won't see the difference on a lesser performing processor in the first place. That's why a 6GB+ is recommended. But again, very much personal preference and depending on what it's being used for.
If you're going to invest on a better PC for video editing, gaming and stuff, go for laptops with >= 8GB RAM (MSI is a good option btw). Also stay away from integrated graphical cards. A laptop with an AMD Radeon HD graphical card is what you should get.
Ahhh, yes, high performance machines with exceptional add ons.
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DrLeftover said:
It doesn't have to be super-expensive. My laptop cost me $550 or so. My previous one was around the $1300 mark though. >.>
Edit: Though as the OP mentions looking at Macbooks, I don't think cashflow is an issue.
IMO
Laptops are not meant for gaming
Most "gaming laptops" have heating issues
Most laptops come with those awful intel graphic cards watch out for those
if your not traveling a lot get desktop
If your traveling/going college then get laptop
Laptops are not meant for gaming
Most "gaming laptops" have heating issues
Most laptops come with those awful intel graphic cards watch out for those
if your not traveling a lot get desktop
If your traveling/going college then get laptop
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