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Originally Posted by Cid Highwind
That's because you already need 2GB to run all the crapware Dell installs with it...
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Way besides the point. Dell presented pre-installed stuff even when there was supposedly not enough RAM to run it (with the lowest possible RAM configuration), so that's not why anyway. The reason is RAM is so cheap.
The point was, at the current time, even basic OEMs' lowest end computers don't come with less than 2GB of RAM. If the common persons PC is coming with 2GB of RAM at the entry level, you better bet, whether we absolutely need it or not (who are we kidding, the standard is usually just a tad bit overkill since this is enthusiasts we're talking about), that most enthusiasts would consider the standard as 4GB. RAM is just so cheap that there's little reason not to (especially when many of us splurge on faster speed memory, when it's always been about amount, not speed!). I would consider 4GB the "standard", or at least the middle standard (since the standard is more of a spectrum at this point between 2GB and upcoming to 6GB and 8GB), due to the rate at which it the standard is increasing (thanks to low prices).
Now the standard most enthusiast/modern basic PCs have right now is likely 2GB and 4GB, but even then, it's shifting more to 4GB. Things are even showing improvement with 4GB over 2GB. Overall, I'd call 4GB the standard now.
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