sanitation@lemmy.today to PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoMicrosoft confirms Windows 11 is a memory hog, promises 8GB RAM PC optimization by end of 2026www.windowslatest.comexternal-linkmessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
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minus-squareadhdsergio@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoLinux desktops aren’t that light either
minus-squarebrucethemoose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoYeah… that is just not true. I stripped Windows down to the freaking bone, but it still idles hotter and with more RAM than default Cachy KDE. Like, I give Windows credit where it’s due. It’s still faster for some applications, better for certain things. But lighter, it is not.
minus-squareEatMyPixelDust@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoHave you not heard of LXQt? And if you include window managers like Fluxbox, then there’s plenty of very low resource usage options.
Linux desktops aren’t that light either
Yeah… that is just not true. I stripped Windows down to the freaking bone, but it still idles hotter and with more RAM than default Cachy KDE.
Like, I give Windows credit where it’s due. It’s still faster for some applications, better for certain things. But lighter, it is not.
Have you not heard of LXQt? And if you include window managers like Fluxbox, then there’s plenty of very low resource usage options.