Microsoft backtracks on 16GB RAM rule with new 8GB Surface
Microsoft has updated its buyer's guidance for its latest Microsoft Surface devices, stating that 8GB of RAM is sufficient for running Windows 11, backpedalling on its previous insistence that 16GB was the new baseline for modern computing.
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