[Linux-aus] cheap laptops

[Steven Ellis]

On Mon, Jun 26, 2023 at 5:34 PM Russell Stuart via linux-aus <
linux-aus at lists.linux.org.au> wrote:

> On 26/6/23 14:59, Steven Ellis via linux-aus wrote:
> > I suppose it depends on your usage, but I wouldn't touch anything
> > below 16GB for personal and 32GB for work these days. My web browser
> > alone uses 16 GB on a regular basis.
>
> On my laptop I run a browser, vscode, SQL DB's, web servers and the
> other usual stuff that I forget.
>
>      $ free -h
>                     total        used        free      shared
> buff/cache   available
>      Mem:            15Gi       7.5Gi       1.3Gi       459Mi
> 6.6Gi       7.1Gi
>      Swap:           15Gi          0B        15Gi
>
> As you say it depends on what you are doing.   8GB would be fine for me
> on typical days.  Occasionally I run a Windows VM and then 16GB isn't
> enough without swap.  With swap I get by.
>
> If you aren't spilling over into swap very occasionally, I'd say you've
> spent too much on memory and using too much battery.
>

free -h
               total        used        free      shared  buff/cache
available
Mem:            31Gi        18Gi       2.8Gi       7.3Gi         9Gi
4.7Gi
Swap:           18Gi       8.2Gi        10Gi
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