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RAM prices soar, but popular Windows 11 apps are using more RAM due to Electron, Web components (www.windowslatest.com)
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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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[–] baconsunday@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Join Linux, ditches windows

[–] BlueMagma@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm using Linux on all my pc. The ram problems exist here too. Firefox is taking the most, the slack app is taking a big chunk too. Linux is not exempt from badly written code, it's everywhere and nobody seems to care about optimizing their code's memory usage anymore.

[–] baconsunday@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago

I would be interested in seeing how you have it set up that firefox or linux are using any substantial amount of ram. That wouldn't have anything to do with 'badly written code'.

[–] RickyWars@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Well I mean linux has electron apps too

[–] baconsunday@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 day ago

Correct! The difference is the OS.

Windows is a ram hog. Using 4GB or more just to exist. Linux uses 1-2GB, sometimes less.

Microsoft FORCES electron web components.

Linux has choice.

So yes, linux has electron as well, but Linux is a lot lighter and nowhere near a hog like windows.

[–] bigfondue@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

It does, but you can stick to IRC instead of Discord for example

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I will once Nvidia gets off their asses and properly implements support for the Nvidia App in Linux. I've tried the alternative control panels for Nvidia GPUs. They suck.

[–] baconsunday@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

Don't remind me, I am high on copium right now. I can't even play any of my steam games, but I have my Miyoo Mini+, so I'm surviving haha