Laptops with 128GB of RAM are here...

https://www.theverge.com/circuitbrea...ll-workstation

Brace yourself for laptops with 128GB of RAM because they’re coming. Today, Lenovo announced its ThinkPad P52, which, along with that massive amount of memory, also features up to 6TB of storage, up to a 4K, 15.6-inch display, an eighth-gen Intel hexacore processor, and an Nvidia Quadro P3200 graphics card. The ThinkPad also includes two Thunderbolt three ports, HDMI 2.0, a mini DisplayPort, three USB Type-A ports, a headphone jack, and an Ethernet port. The company hasn’t announced pricing yet, but it’s likely going to try to compete with Dell’s new 128GB-compatible workstation laptops. The Dell Precision 7530 and Precision 7730 also feature 4K displays and compatibility with a Quadro and AMD Radeon WX graphics cards. They start at $1,199. All these laptops are VR-ready, of course. Both seem to be enabled through Samsung’s newest memory modules that allow laptop makers to increase capacity and speed without consuming all the power. The days of laptops topping out at 16GB of RAM might be nearing an end, at least once these come to standard consumer devices.

What would someone do with all that memory? I struggle to find a use on Linux for 8gb of memory
BTW that Lenovo does look awesome.

Originally Posted by KBD47 What would someone do with all that memory? I struggle to find a use on Linux for 8gb of memory BTW that Lenovo does look awesome.

VM's. I've easily used up 32 GB on my old desktop (new one only has 2 slots and I can't afford 16 GB dimms) running VM's.

Also databases.

maxed out laptops, not even maxed out laptops are already costing up to $2000 and up and that is maybe 16GB Ram hate to see what they are going to charge for 128GB Ram and 6TB Hdd alone.

Nah! 2GB ram's good enough for me.......

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dude , is Obsd fastest than void ?

how do u do with flash plugin ? it is solved the inconvenient with Broadcom wireless drive ? ?

Originally Posted by Timothy Miller VM's. I've easily used up 32 GB on my old desktop (new one only has 2 slots and I can't afford 16 GB dimms) running VM's. Also databases.

I can see that. VM's eat up lots of ram. Haven't used that myself in years.

Should I start a "Buy brianL a Thinkpad P52 Fund"? Hands up all those willing to contribute to it...awww, come on!

Originally Posted by fatmac Nah! 2GB ram's good enough for me

Should I start a "Buy un1x a Thinkpad P52 Fund"? Hands up all those willing to contribute to it...awww, come on!

The distance between laptops and desktops has been shrinking for years. These days, at least for home users, about the only thing desktops offer that laptops do not is empty drive bays.

Desktops are not bumped off the desk as often as laptops... they can be a lot lower cost, and are easier to work on the parts... !



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