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Microsoft Calls 16 GB RAM A Compromise And 32 GB The New “No Worries” Standard (wccftech.com)

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[–] thatonecoder@lemmy.ca 59 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 child)

In reality, if software used the native UI toolkits instead of Electron, even 12 GB could be reliably used for gaming, HEAVY gaming.

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[–] Bananskal@nord.pub 8 points 6 months ago

Indeed. Now we're starting up a whole new OS sandbox for every damn app. It's ridiculous.

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