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RAM prices soar, but popular Windows 11 apps are using more RAM due to Electron, Web components (www.windowslatest.com)
submitted 11 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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  • Windows Latest discovered Discord and other Chromium and Electron-based applications with high RAM usage
  • RAM usage spikes from 1GB to 4GB on Discord both in and out of voice chat
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[–] 13 points 11 months ago* (2 children)

Meanwhile, on my Linux system I use about 20% of my ram idling around and it doesn't really budge. I've only got 16gb

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  • [–] 12 points 11 months ago

    I left windows just 2 months ago to use a MacBook for work.

    In both computers I had 16gb of ram.

    Windows usage was significantly higher in regard to ram usage.

    I use today Linux is way more efficient, but after seeing similar efficiency with Mac, I’m changing my language to say Windows is extremely inefficient.

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  • [–] 7 points 11 months ago

    I brought a laptop from 2003 back from the stone ages. It runs surprisingly well, is up to date, and only really struggles with web stuff because of the state of things.

    Antix linux running on 2GB ram, Pentium m 1.4GHz, and an SSD in an IDE enclosure. Uses about 200mb of ram. As far as being functional, the screen is small and low res, and it doesn't do these newfangled video formats. But if you consider 90% of my work life is in spreadsheets and documents and low resource applications, it really could be just fine. I'm not saying I would enjoy it if it was all I had to use, but I could if I needed to.

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