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[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I would be ok with 6Gb of ram but 4Gb isn't enough.

[–] pbjamm@beehaw.org 4 points 11 months ago

4GB in 2023 is comical. My Lenovo tablet has 6GB and I think that is really the new floor for any kind of desktop use. I have a 4GB Raspberry Pi and it makes an adequate desktop but it would still be better with more RAM.