I switched my 32 GB desktop from Windows to Linux and, honestly, 32 GB is probably a waste for most users. I’m using 7/32 GB’s and I’m actively:
- Browsing the web (Firefox with 7 tabs open)
- Messaging (Signal messenger desktop)
- Editing an image (Gimp)
- Editing a video (Kdenlive; and granted its a small project)
- Email client running (Thunderbird)
- Word processor (LibreOffice Writer, just noticed I have it running for no reason)
- Listening to music (Gelly)
- Bitwarden running in the background
- VPN client
- qBittorent with 3 active… Linux ISO’s
I just launched Steam and RAM went up to 8 GB’s, which is a fraction of what Windows uses while doing nothing. I can only see myself needing the extra overhead when running VM’s which I don’t see a lot of people wanting to do on a device aimed at gaming.
TrickDacy@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
This is similar to what I’ve experienced too but don’t be surprised if someone tells you that it’s impossible for windows to use less ram than Linux. There’s one of those people in every thread.