Re: Computers - growth in drives but not memory



Rod Speed wrote:

Bill <billrubin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
Michael Black wrote
Richard Fangnail (richardfangnail@xxxxxxxxxx) wrote

Every year computers have more harddisk space but not that
much more memory. I just saw an ad for a computer with
160G drive but 512M memory. Compared with three years
ago, that drive is way bigger but the memory is about the same.

Why is the disk size growing more than memory?

Because there is a certain level of RAM that is fine for most people.

And that level is 1gb (especially with Vista), not 512mb.

Nope, particularly with XP.

And how many machines do you currently see advertised with XP?
Also, many of the 512mb machines have integrated graphics, which
means that Vista has LESS than 512mb to work with.

The answer is because 512mb what is published
as required to run Vista Home Basic,

Have fun explaining how come it was most common with XP too.

Similar low end XP machines came with 256mb.

so manufacturers just sell their machines with that
amount (at an artificially low price) so the retailers can
make money upgrading RAM when selling the machine.

Using that line of argument, they'd do that with hard drives too.

Also when you add RAM to a new machine, you don't (usually)
have to toss what came with the machine. If you were you have
to replace the hard disk right away, it's much more difficult to do,
and most new machines don't come with a second internal drive bay

Bull*** they dont.

Have you looked at the HP and Acer machines that are advertised
by most of the major retailers these days. They have room for a
single internal 3.5" drive. No room for expansion.

so you'd have to toss what came with the machine.

More money for the retailler.

Waste of time having to move the data over and toss the old
drive.

Also, as someone else said, they just don't make smaller drives anymore.

Thats the real reason.

That's why the drives aren't smaller than 160gb but my earlier
comments explained why the RAM is still 512.
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