Advice Request Chromebooks need at least 8GB RAM

[Ink]

Chromebooks make heavy use of containerization, which increases RAM usage.

From my experience, Chrome OS still runs relatively well on low-end processors like Intel's N-series Celerons and ARM-based MediaTek chips. However, RAM is becoming a critical bottleneck for the operating system, especially on models with 4GB of memory or less. On the Lenovo Flex 5 with 4GB RAM, Chrome OS was using half the available memory with only a system monitoring application open. As soon as I opened a few tabs, the laptop ran out of RAM and began using swap space to keep everything running. SSDs are not as fast as RAM, so moving processes in and out of the swap space causes the entire operating system to slow down.

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Chromebooks desperately need more than 4GB of RAM in 2020

8GB RAM or bust

www.androidpolice.com

 

[upnorth]

This kind of " issues " is another personal dealbreaker, but the biggest is still :

A lot of Chromebook and Chromebox users don't realize this, but all ChromeOS devices have an expiration date.

Some Chromebooks mistakenly declared themselves end-of-life last week

Users on the Canary or Dev builds of ChromeOS got a nasty shock last week.

arstechnica.com

 

[bayasdev]

Planned obsolescence at its best

 

[Brahman]

Install pop os and be done with it. With a 4 gb ram it will happily run without even needing to get to swap.

 

[Ink]

Not many like Linux. Some prefer the proprietary software and experience out of the box.

 

[bayasdev]

Install pop os and be done with it. With a 4 gb ram it will happily run without even needing to get to swap.

Gnome is a professional ram eater, I'm going to replace it with Kubuntu or Mint 20, but I'm currently limited to 3G data and no fiber