There’s a hell awaiting any poor saps trying to buy a laptop in 2026. When you’re asked to comprehend the labyrinthine digital store pages from PC makers like Dell, Lenovo, and Microsoft itself, you’ll find more lower-cost PCs with conspicuous specs. More than ever, they are proposing you should buy a laptop that costs close to $1,000 packed with only 8GB of RAM.
Before Windows 11, in the pre-2020 era, 8GB of RAM would have been enough. It’s not the same case in 2026. Laptop makers are being screwed at both ends by memory prices, and they’re passing costs on to consumers. Some of the few “cheap” laptops available this year come with…
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