With the development of the computer technology, we use the computer more and more often and more and more complex program being running. So, the demand for memory of the computer is on the way up. Certainly the more memory in a laptop PC the better but there are other concerns regarding memory in laptops. Laptops are generally more restricted in the amount of memory that can be installed into a system. You would ask, on earth, how much is Enough?
The ranges provided are a generalization based upon most common computing tasks. It is best to check the requirements of the intended software to make the final decisions. The rule of thumb that I use for all computer systems for determining if it has enough memory is to look at the requirements of the software you intend to run. Pick up the boxes for each of the applications and the OS that you intend to run and look at both the “minimum” and “recommended” requirements. The following chart provides a general idea of how a system will run with various amounts of memory:
* Minimum: 1GB
* Optimal: 2GB
* Best: 4GB
This is a basic rule, in reality, you should decide the details of the memory demand of yourself.