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Ubuntu Linux raises minimum system memory requirements by 50% — requirements bumped to 6GB of RAM, previously raised from 1GB to 4GB in 2018 (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] CannedYeet@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I just checked Woot.com and you can get a refurbished Thinkpad with 16gb of RAM for $230. And there's a scratch and dent Dell netbook with 8gb of RAM for $60.

[–] BlackLaZoR@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You can probably buy that thinkpad and sell used RAM for more

[–] CannedYeet@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Maybe but you do have to keep in mind it's older. It's an 8th gen intel i5.