Ram question...

[Stagaz]

Im looking to buy a Microsoft Surface Pro 4 i5. Now my Question is, should i buy the one with 4GB or 8GB of Ram? Is it worth paying 350~400 US$ for the upgrade?

 

I do not want this laptop for gaming. I want this for work on the internet. Using multiple browsers and stuff.

[ThatOneRussian]

Not worth it unless youre using hundreds of chrome tabs

[Stagaz]

i will be using lots of tabs on chrome. and my lots i mean around 15~20. You think i'll be fine with 4GB?

[Quantum1]

If they allow the end user to expand the ram capacity then I would say go with 4GB however heavy Chrome usage can easily use 8+GBs. If you find four is not enough for you then you can spend about $40 and upgrade to 8 or 16GB if compatible.

[runit3]

The price gouging for double the RAM and drive space is absolutely ludicrous (Apple level ludicrous).

 

The only way to really test if it's worth it is to run a scenario on your desktop that will be your real world scenario on the Surface. Note your RAM usage before popping all the browsers, load everything and record the difference. If you're using over 2-3GB in browsers alone that 4GB of RAM is going to hurt, a lot.

[AresKrieger]

i will be using lots of tabs on chrome. and my lots i mean around 15~20. You think i'll be fine with 4GB?

 

25 tabs youtube the forum etc, Windows 7 not 10 though, chrome eats ram but not that bad with an adblocker

[FAQBytes]

 

25 tabs youtube the forum etc, Windows 7 not 10 though, chrome eats ram but not that bad with an adblocker

I'm like you and am a tab-a-holic. You should be fine with 4gb, as I have managed to game with 4GB ram installed with dozens of tabs up and installing windows updates. 

 

Unless you can justify the cost I wouldn't worry about it too much. On my android phone I always seem to have over 100 tabs open. It gives you a little smiley face.

[megaant4]

If they allow the end user to expand the ram capacity then I would say go with 4GB however heavy Chrome usage can easily use 8+GBs. If you find four is not enough for you then you can spend about $40 and upgrade to 8 or 16GB if compatible.

 

You can not expand the RAM

[-rascal-]

Keep this in mind though, Upgrading to the i5 alternative WITH 8GB of RAM not only upgrades the memory, BUT the internal storage as well. The extra $300 is for increasing the DRAM  to 4GB AND the storage from 128GB to 256GB.

 

Companies will always charge you more for the upgrades -- especially when components cannot be changed by the end-user (or the parts are soldered on at the time of manufacturing / assembling).

 

 

 

For an example, upgrading the memory on my T450 from 4GB to 8GB (adding an extra 4GB) stick, Lenovo will charge me an extra $150. 16GB costs an extra $250. Upgrading the mechanical HDD to a 256GB SSD costs an extra $300. Lenovo supplies their users with a 120+ page manual with clear step-by-step instructions on how to upgrade the internal components, and more.

 

I just bought 16GB (G.Skill RipJaws 1866MHz BTW) of memory for $80 over the weekend. A 240GB SanDisk SSD for another $80. $500 versus $160.