[ale] Good Linux Laptop from Lenovo?

[Bob Toxen]

I've always assumed that Linux should have a minimum of 16G.  HOWEVER,
with your comment I see that even my desktop with LOTS of open windows
is using only 4G plus buffers and cache.

I guess that 8G is enough.  I don't do Java on the laptop and rarely on
the desktop.  (I don't have a high opinion of Java.)

Thanks.

On Sun, Dec 06, 2020 at 01:14:01PM -0500, DJ-Pfulio via Ale wrote:
> On 12/6/20 12:44 PM, Bob Toxen via Ale wrote:
> > My main use is browsing, text email, and watching DVDs.  (I realize that
> > I'll have to buy an external USB DVD burner.)
> 
> Or just rip the DVDs on a desktop to avoid carrying more crap.
> 
> Have to ask, what sort of Java programming are you doing where 8G isn't sufficient? I've not had issues with any other languages with that amount and running a few VMs concurrently.  But with Java, I wonder whether 64G of RAM is sufficient.
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