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Darren Allan

Is 8GB of RAM enough for a laptop in 2026?

Girl using laptop hoping for good luck with her fingers crossed.

There's a crisis in the world of PC components in case you hadn't noticed. Yes, another one, and this time it's memory, the RAM modules which are crucial (pun fully intended) to your computer for running its host operating system and the apps (or games) installed with it.

Why the price of RAM has rocketed skywards is a somewhat complex issue, but by way of simplification, you can blame AI, as well as some past market-related decisions regarding production and supply by memory chip makers. (Check here for a more involved explanation.)

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