If you're upgrading to Windows 11, Microsoft says the minimum requirements are 4GB of RAM, but I'd still recommend 16GB as the baseline standard. If you have more than that, even better, but for most ...

The beauty of computers lies not just in their incredible processing capabilities, but also in their ability to store a mind-numbing amount of data that can be retrieved instantly and on-demand.

I have an interesting task this week at work: I get to pick out a new computer for myself. I realize most people don’t have such a luxury. Indeed, most all of my coworkers simply get told when they ...

Apple's UMA design -- a single, fixed pool of RAM integrated into the die with the CPU, GPU and NPU -- makes Mac and MacBook configuration choices a little different than it used to be.

RAM is temporary storage that your operating system and apps use when they are actively running. As you launch apps, they are loaded into RAM so they can run really fast, but when you shut down the ...

You can't upgrade an Apple silicon Mac, so choose the right amount of RAM when you buy. Base Macs now have 16GB of RAM and so ...

When choosing a new Mac, one of the most important decisions you'll make is how much memory to configure. This guide helps you to work out how much RAM you need. With the advent of Apple silicon and ...

Welcome to ExtremeTech's comprehensive RAM guide, in which we'll answer a broad range of questions related to how much system RAM you need these days, whether or not it's worth it to upgrade older ...