8Gb on a laptop worth it?

[Mao_Zedong]

I promise this is my last post on laptops for now. I have decided on a laptop, the hp pavilion x360: http://www8.hp.com/us/en/ads/pavilionx360/overview.html?jumpid=ps_r329_hhosem&aoid=51320&keyword=hp%20pavilion%20x360&KWID=845848&002=2190637&006=44897757068&007=Search&008=&009=e&012=hp%20pavilion%20x360&021=17988879550#.Uxemh_mwLc8 I want to know if i will see a significant improvement if i spend $75 extra for the 8Gb of ram.

[Shd0w2]

Yes.

[Vypa]

Depends what you're using it for I guess

[Mao_Zedong]

Depends what you're using it for I guess

mostly for watching youtube, using this fourum, and microsoft office.

[dizmo]

Absolutely yes. I have 4gb and it hits 100% usage daily.

Something to keep in mind is that if it has integrated graphics it's gonna borrow a good chunk of you RAM when needed.

[Chriz6097]

Especially if you have a macbook since the os can utilize the extra memory as cache.

[Mao_Zedong]

Especially if you have a macbook since the os can utilize the extra memory as cache.

read the post, it says what laptop i'm getting (hp pavilion x360)

[tS_kStin]

mostly for watching youtube, using this fourum, microsoft office, and minecraft.

Yea it is, minecraft can use a good bit.

[Chriz6097]

read the post, it says what laptop i'm getting (hp pavilion x360)

btw, not all posts have to directly pertain to the question... its called discussion.

[mvitkun]

read the post, it says what laptop i'm getting (hp pavilion x360)

I would say no.

4GB should be plenty for you.

You're buying a laptop with a low end pentium processor,regular HDD (no ssd),and integrated graphics.going up to 8GB of ram won't make a difference in the performance of the laptop since it'll be held back by the other specs.

 

I mean if it were even an i3 then I'd say depending on what you do it might be worth it,but considering the other specs you'd be better off adding $70-100 to find a laptop with all around better specs.

 

Also how much are you paying for it,we could try to help you find a better alternative.

[Mao_Zedong]

I would say no.

4GB should be plenty for you.

You're buying a laptop with a low end pentium processor,regular HDD (no ssd),and integrated graphics.going up to 8GB of ram won't make a difference in the performance of the laptop since it'll be held back by the other specs.

 

Also how much are you paying for it,we could try to help you find a better alternative.

its $400 for the base model and $475 for the 8Gb model

[mvitkun]

its $400 for the base model and $475 for the 8Gb model

what about this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834258337

 

or this

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834313718

 

6GB ram,an AMD APU,which at this price point is a better option due the the better integrated graphics and,as far as I know,better processing power than the pentium series of processor,and a 500GB or 750GB HDD.

[Mao_Zedong]

what about this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834258337

or this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834313718

6GB ram,an AMD APU,which at this price point is a better option due the the better integrated graphics and,as far as I know,better processing power than the pentium series of processor,and a 500GB or 750GB HDD.

no to both, I need a 11 inch convertable.

[Mao_Zedong]

One more thing, I may add a 120 Gb or more ssd in a year. Do standard desktop SSDs work in laptops?

[mvitkun]

One more thing, I may add a 120 Gb or more ssd in a year. Do standard desktop SSDs work in laptops?

provided there's space in the laptop for an SSD.

 

@ I contacted HP support and they said that there is definitely not enough room allocated for both an HDD and SSD,which is to be expected in this form factor.

[Mao_Zedong]

Thanks for all the replys! I will get the 8gb version.

[Mao_Zedong]

provided there's space in the laptop for an SSD.

@ I contacted HP support and they said that there is definitely not enough room allocated for both an HDD and SSD,which is to be expected in this form factor.

i meant replace the hdd with the ssd, not have both. On my desktop I only use around 150Gb of my 500gb ssd. (My Dad's old ssd he gave to me for free)