Sahwa@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago64GB of DDR5 RAM now costs more than a MacBook Air - memory prices have surged 300% in just six monthswww.techradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square181fedilinkarrow-up11.04Karrow-down16
arrow-up11.03Karrow-down1external-link64GB of DDR5 RAM now costs more than a MacBook Air - memory prices have surged 300% in just six monthswww.techradar.comSahwa@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square181fedilink
minus-squareBilb!@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·3 days agoRequiring less RAM is good, but conceptually, it’s Linux that is “wasting” the RAM by never using it. It’s there, and it’s reusable, fill it up! Now, does Windows make good use of it? No idea. Wouldn’t bet on it, but I could be surprised.
minus-squareTja@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 days agoLinux uses “free” ram for caching, so it’s not really wasted.
Requiring less RAM is good, but conceptually, it’s Linux that is “wasting” the RAM by never using it. It’s there, and it’s reusable, fill it up! Now, does Windows make good use of it? No idea. Wouldn’t bet on it, but I could be surprised.
Linux uses “free” ram for caching, so it’s not really wasted.
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