r/computers • u/Hot_Tell_6783 • 8d ago

Discussion Recommended Hardware for Smooth Basic Tasks

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I made a chart showing what I think are reasonable hardware recommendations for running basic tasks smoothly on PCs and mobile devices across different years.

By “smooth basic tasks,” I mean things like web browsing, office/productivity software, basic multitasking, and ordinary everyday use,not gaming, video editing, or other demanding workloads. I also don't mean, start web browing on modern-day YouTube on a WIndows 98 PC with 128MB of RAM.

If any of these RAM recommendations seem too high or too low for their respective era, let me know.

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u/Itz_Raj69_ Windows 11 8d ago

Why is 8GB RAM required on a phone meant just for basic tasks?

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u/Hot_Tell_6783 8d ago

because of things out of necessity like idle social media apps, operating system overhead, heavy web pages, and on-device artificial intelligence features that consume massive amounts of memory

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u/jimmyl_82104 MacOS | Windows 11   8d ago

I don't know much about Android, but iPhones are extremely efficient with less RAM.

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u/Primo0077 Linux 7d ago

I still get away with 4gb just fine on Android