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xKILLTHEGOVx t1_itjm3s8 wrote

Can some explain to me why anyone would buy a laptop with 192GB of memory? My Xbox one x has a terabyte and I bought it years ago. I’m genuinely confused.

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hiddenblader905 t1_itjn68y wrote

192 gb is of ram not storage, the Xbox has 1 terabyte of storage and probably only like 8-16 gb of ram not really sure. But ram allows you to run multiple applications at once whereas those applications are stored in storage when you install them

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benjackal t1_itjqjix wrote

You know they aren’t talking about a laptop yea?

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ImnTheGreat t1_itjn72p wrote

The 192 GB refers to memory, aka RAM, not storage. RAM stands for Random Access Memory, which is used for holding data for running applications and is randomly accessible, meaning the CPU can access data from any address in memory. Large amounts of RAM like this may be used for rendering 3d environments, editing high resolution footage, or other intensive applications. For reference, your xbox has 12 GB of RAM, and my mid-tier PC has 16 GB of RAM, so 192 is quite a lot. Also this is a desktop computer, not a laptop.

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JimJava t1_itk2q5m wrote

You are right about being confused.

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l3kim t1_itjnhk3 wrote

I believe it’s 192gb of RAM - not storage.

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gnapster t1_itjnkys wrote

That much RAM is for high end video processing and other intensive situations.

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PaulR79 t1_itkea34 wrote

As someone else already explained it I'll just add that RAM is what is traditionally called 'memory' in a system with HDD and SSD being storage. Some companies started saying memory when they meant storage a while ago and I've hated it from the start for the reason you were confused. They are not the same at all.

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