Second-hand? lol my main driver has 16gb and just peachy. What do you folks do that needs so much ram to browse the web.

My laptop has 8 GB. I write blog posts, I have a dozen-ish tabs open, I do KiCAD things (including 3D renders!). Works great. I was doing Verilog synthesis on a similar machine in college in 2020.

The truth is that, if you do the same things you were doing with your computer 10 years ago, well then you don't need a new computer!

If all you do is write books, a Pentium III will do the job just as well as a brand new PC.

Of course, the web throws a wrench in this. Word 2003 is still far more capable than Google Docs, yet tons of people opt for the cloud slop because it's convenient and free-as-in-beer. And, Google Docs will continue to become less efficient with time.

> only visit certain websites that can be visited on older version of browsers. A second-hand 16GB laptop can go a long way.

My desktop has 8 and I have no problem keeping multiple tabs open using up-to-date Firefox.

You can do a lot on old machines but developers also need to optimize a bit. Youtube almost plays on a 20-year-old machine, which means with some effort it'll play just fine. Most the other sites work just fine.