“How good is this laptop for medium scale programming which generally requires a minimum of 8GB RAM? And if I do decide to upgrade the RAM to 16GB, how much of a performance boost would that be?”
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I chose to upgrade mine to 32gb of RAM. I've tried to run many programs, multiple videos, websites, etc. I can't even go past 14gb of ram usage when I run it all at once. I couldn't even make the laptop stutter. Personally, I would go for 32gb of RAM. I paid about $95 for 2x 16gb Crucial DDR5 SO-DIMM.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Generally speaking, increasing the RAM allows running more programs simultaneously, but some programs are more memory intensive just by themselves, like video editing. More RAM will improve performance in both cases, but will make little-to-no difference when running just one or two tasks, or even multiples one that individually need little memory. For instance, you could probably run scores of iterations of the Calculator app.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Overall, the laptop is a good choice for programming with 8GB, but upgrading to 16GB would provide a substantial boost, enhancing your ability to multitask and handle more demanding programming tasks efficiently.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Performance will depend on the demand of your software
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.P.S.: Your best bet would be to check the websites of specific software you want to run, then see if their recommended hardware is matched, or surpassed, by that of the PC. Less than a match would indicate this is a poor choice for that software.
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