6/11/2023 0 Comments Does ram improve my startup time![]() RAM configuration strategies New laptops Artiom Vallat / UnsplashĬhoosing a laptop that relies on SODIMMs rather than soldered RAM makes it possible to upgrade the amount of RAM you have later on. The cynical might call it a way to justify expensive configurations or you could see it as the laptop maker maximizing the specs across the board to create a bleeding-edge vibe. Many professionals would often rather pay more money if it cuts down on the time it takes to finish tasks.īut what about high-end gamers, you ask? While some top-of-the-line gaming laptops come with 32GB of memory, that amount has little to do with gaming needs. People considering more than 16GB of RAM should be actively using programs known for gobbling up system memory or requiring it for optimal performance-for example, video editors working on time-sensitive projects. If you anticipate that you could need more RAM down the road, look for laptop models that support user-serviced upgrades. Renders can gobble up memory, for example. However, for content creators (and people who keep dozens and dozens of tabs open in multiple browsers) 16GB is a starting place. You can start with 4GB as your budget configuration then add more memory later as needed. When possible, look for laptop models that have user-accessible RAM that can be upgraded. Combined with an SSD for storage, you’ll get a responsive PC that handles the basics smoothly-e.g., having a few low-intensity programs plus a handful of browser tabs open all at the same. ![]() 4GB RAMīudget shoppers can start with 4GB of RAM for a Windows laptop. We recommend you buy a model with expandable memory (user-accessible SODIMM slots) so you can upgrade down the road. That means the laptop should have user-accessible SODIMM slots, ideally with one unpopulated so you can immediately drop in another module.įor Chromebooks, 2GB of RAM will still limit the number of browser tabs you can have open, but that amount is liveable. If for some reason you encounter a laptop with only 2GB RAM-perhaps an older budget model being sold secondhand-it’s only worthwhile if you can immediately upgrade it to 4GB RAM or more. After all, VPN providers like NordVPN or ExpressVPN have rolled out RAM-only servers that load a new system image after every reboot.(As for Apple laptops, they’ve long left even 4GB RAM behind as a baseline.) Without the need for “slow” SSD and access to a single pool of ultra fast system memory, applications would be faster and potentially more secure. A paradigm shift that could change the overall computing landscape and the way modern operating systems operate. While I don’t expect it to reach end users anytime soon, it has the potential to change the memory-storage pyramid as Intel 3D XPoint (AKA Optane) failed to impose itself as a candidate tier between system memory and SSD.įor end users, given the fact that system storage has reached a plateau (most laptops come with 256GB onboard storage these days), one can expect to see devices that run on RAM only in a remote future. Popular applications like machine learning or AI (think ChatGPT) that use LLM (Large language models) require access to very large pools of memory and this comes at a significant cost, both financially and in terms of power/latency. 3D X-DRAM would also help solve this by boosting memory density. This comes at a time where server manufacturers are finding it very difficult to add more memory slots to their server motherboards, forcing them to adopt exotic solutions like CXL expansion cards. What makes it even more enticing is that it uses existing manufacturing techniques to achieve the layering, similar to 3D NAND. Neo’s technology solution could bring down the cost of memory as dramatically as 3D NAND did for solid state storage imagine 256GB of RAM at $60.
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