Timeline for Why OS(s) take so much memory. Are they fully optimised?
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| Jul 6, 2022 at 17:36 | comment | added | Tetsujin | @doneal24 - "some/most" ...not really. Mac Pro & older iMac/mini in the main. Laptops have been soldered [BGA] or SOC RAM since about 2012. | |
| Jul 6, 2022 at 17:30 | comment | added | doneal24 | @Tetsujin Not completely true. Apple does let you upgrade RAM on some/most systems. | |
| Jul 6, 2022 at 17:11 | comment | added | Ramhound | @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. | |
| Jul 6, 2022 at 14:33 | comment | added | Tetsujin | 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. | |
| Jul 6, 2022 at 14:09 | history | edited | anon | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 6, 2022 at 14:06 | comment | added | anon | 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. | |
| Jul 6, 2022 at 14:05 | comment | added | gronostaj | 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. | |
| Jul 6, 2022 at 13:46 | history | answered | anon | CC BY-SA 4.0 |