RAM is one of the easiest laptop specifications to overbuy—and one of the most frustrating to underbuy when memory is not upgradeable.
Start with your real workload
Browser-heavy study, office work and mainstream coding usually benefit from a balanced memory target rather than the highest configuration on the shelf.
Think about the full ownership period
If you plan to keep the laptop for several years, leave enough headroom for larger apps, operating-system changes and more demanding workflows.
Do not ignore upgradeability
Soldered memory changes the decision because the configuration you buy today may be the configuration you keep for the life of the machine.
