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this post was submitted on 02 Apr 2026
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It's an illuminating experience to go to a store with Apple computers with 8GB of RAM on display, and browse to a RAM-heavy unoptimized website like YouTube or even Reddit now.
Open a few tabs.
Open a dozen.
You'd be surprised what a decently coded OS can pull off without compromising on the visuals.
This is something people who call themselves tech nerds often don't understand, they only seem understand "bigger number better!". I have a vastly more enjoyable experience with a Mac than most Windows machines, (for many reasons, but most importantly for what you said).
Bigger is always better. For hardware.
On the other hand, less is always more for software.