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    How can Windows tablets have 1GB of RAM?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Anggrian, Feb 2, 2015.

  1. Anggrian

    Anggrian Notebook Evangelist

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    I was in the market looking for reliable Windows tablet because I've had enough of Android. I don't like how Android closes running apps to make room for new ones. I can't even have 3 active tabs on Chrome no matter how high-end the specs are, at certain point the homescreen also frequently need to be reloaded and it's freaking annoying.

    Then I read this article: http://www.notebookcheck.net/Notebookcheck-s-Top-10-Windows-Tablets.128372.0.html. It wows me seeing that some Windows tablets have 1GB of RAM. For the sake of comparison, I recently installed 32-bit Windows 8.1 in my friend's very old laptop with 1.5GB RAM (it was 512MB when he bought it). The RAM was like 50-60% occupied on bootup. 60-70% after I installed Avast. So based on my calculation, the Windows alone takes 800-900MB of RAM. With this in mind, I'm really concerned about performance issue in those tablets. What do you guys think?
     
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  2. Qing Dao

    Qing Dao Notebook Deity

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    Stay away from anything with less than 4GB of RAM.
     
    Qing Dao, Feb 2, 2015
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    rtnlsltn Notebook Consultant

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    They're using that small bit of ram much more efficiently with a sparse OS, working similar to a smartphone. I'd say 1GB is definitely on the low end. I wouldn't buy anything in a tablet with less than 2gb, Windows or Android.
     
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