Sahwa@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago64GB of DDR5 RAM now costs more than a MacBook Air - memory prices have surged 300% in just six monthswww.techradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square184linkfedilinkarrow-up11.05Karrow-down17
arrow-up11.04Karrow-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 · 1 month agomessage-square184linkfedilink
minus-squareBilb!@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·1 month 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-up9·30 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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