8GB RAM sufficient for non-Windows OS and lightweight Linux builds. Windows 11's 64-bit build consumes half of RAM, making it unsuitable for 8GB systems. 8GB RAM barely supports basic web browsing ...

While most people are probably either running 8GB of RAM or even 16GB ... is that a lot of laptops can have their RAM upgraded too, and this kit from Crucial will net you a total of 32GB.