3 Things to Know About Upgrading to 16GB RAM

16GB stops swapping for heavy workloads Chrome with 40+ tabs plus Slack easily overwhelms 8GB. Upgrading to 16GB eliminates constant swapping between RAM and your swap file, making everything feel responsive again.

Your CPU is likely fine Unless you compile code or edit 4K video, a modern laptop processor handles browsing and Slack without issue. The real bottleneck is insufficient RAM, not processing power.

Check if your laptop supports 16GB Make sure your laptop actually supports 16GB and doesn’t have soldered RAM. If you can upgrade, do it. If not, you’re stuck closing tabs like it’s 2010.