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Vista Home Premium would easily run with 2 GB of RAM. Home Basic edition was recommended for 1 GB IIRC. RAM requirements were steadily increasing since ever, I guess, because you can't do more stuff without using more memory.
– gronostaj
Commented Jul 6, 2022 at 14:05
I have had 4+ GB of memory since 2008 and most stuff works in that space. I did not see a reason to try to use less memory.
– anon
Commented Jul 6, 2022 at 14:06
You can't add RAM to a Mac after purchase. OP already has 8GB, which is pretty basic in this day & age. I wouldn't buy anything with less than 16GB these days.
– Tetsujin
Commented Jul 6, 2022 at 14:33
@gronostaj - Microsoft's official stance was that Vista could run on a system with only 1 GB but in reality the performance of Vista on a system with 1 GB, was so horrible that Vista is now known as one of the worst operating systems that exists. Despite the fact I used it for nearly 5 years without a single complaint.
– Ramhound
Commented Jul 6, 2022 at 17:11
@Tetsujin Not completely true. Apple does let you upgrade RAM on some/most systems.
– doneal24
Commented Jul 6, 2022 at 17:30

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