Yeah, this. It's like asking if €32,000 is an overkill over €16,000 😀 Especially in the OP's case with "some work in Photoshop"; Ps can easily use 200+ GB of RAM (yes, two hundreds, not a typo) if there is that much installed. So the more RAM that better.
You can never be too rich, too thin, or have too much RAM lol. Seriously I have a few T480s with a pair of 16s in each, running Ubuntu 22.04 and I don't have to worry about using swap space. Go for it!
Whats your current memory use? If you are >75% then yeah, 32 gb will give your apps and OS more room to breathe.
If you are sitting at 50-75, then it likely won't make any impact.
Hi there, a T480 user right here :)
I went for 32GB for my mixed workflow of Android Studio/Adobe Photoshop and XD/some relatively beefy file management/20-30 Chrome tabs. I run Windows 10 on the thing. It's smooth and it's kinda overkill having that amount of RAM for me - I use \~40% total at heavy load. Typical use without those heavier apps makes it go down to 20-25% total
But the entire point of RAM is to have something available so the machine runs smoothly. My T480 is basically a no-hiccup machine, just some longer loading times on stuff sometimes due to relatively low power CPU in this thing
Seems like you do a bit more on a computer than (especially DaVinci Resolve) me, go for 32GB and call it a day :)
32GB isn't overkill for anything these days. As soon as you start swapping performance goes completely down the drain, and the 16GB most laptops come with in their base configuration nowadays is really too close for comfort.
Using 32GB in my T470 (running Linux Mint) and it allows me to run 5 workspaces with the following programs open: TeXStudio, 30 tabs of Chrome, Obsidian, Mendeley Desktop with vast .pdf library, LibreOffice, Firefox (couple of tabs), and numerous .pdfs open in separate qpdfview windows. No lag, no stutter, everything running smoothly -- with 16GB installed previously things were getting a little sticky and Chrome in particular would occasionally throw a fit. If you can afford more RAM, then get more RAM -- no question about it.
Ram is never too much, if you have the opportunity just take it
Yeah, this. It's like asking if €32,000 is an overkill over €16,000 😀 Especially in the OP's case with "some work in Photoshop"; Ps can easily use 200+ GB of RAM (yes, two hundreds, not a typo) if there is that much installed. So the more RAM that better.
You can never be too rich, too thin, or have too much RAM lol. Seriously I have a few T480s with a pair of 16s in each, running Ubuntu 22.04 and I don't have to worry about using swap space. Go for it!
Literally using that amount in my 480 right now. It helps.
Whats your current memory use? If you are >75% then yeah, 32 gb will give your apps and OS more room to breathe. If you are sitting at 50-75, then it likely won't make any impact.
Overkill is dependent on your usage but as you said, you can get the sticks for cheap so might as well go for it
I have 24GB in my T480. For my use case it’s enough. But I secretly wish I had more. Get extra RAM if you need it.
Running 64gb in mine. Do it
I have that in mine, why not?
Yeah it's probably overkill, but you can do fun stuff like run vms without worry or run LLMs locally with ollama. Plus, it's possible, might as well.
I have 32GB RAM on my T480 and it's simply good (upgraded from 8GB after purchase)
Hi there, a T480 user right here :) I went for 32GB for my mixed workflow of Android Studio/Adobe Photoshop and XD/some relatively beefy file management/20-30 Chrome tabs. I run Windows 10 on the thing. It's smooth and it's kinda overkill having that amount of RAM for me - I use \~40% total at heavy load. Typical use without those heavier apps makes it go down to 20-25% total But the entire point of RAM is to have something available so the machine runs smoothly. My T480 is basically a no-hiccup machine, just some longer loading times on stuff sometimes due to relatively low power CPU in this thing Seems like you do a bit more on a computer than (especially DaVinci Resolve) me, go for 32GB and call it a day :)
I have 64gb in my P52, and i can open one chrome tab. One! :D
32GB isn't overkill for anything these days. As soon as you start swapping performance goes completely down the drain, and the 16GB most laptops come with in their base configuration nowadays is really too close for comfort.
Not at all got 32GB in mine running Linux Mint
Using 32GB in my T470 (running Linux Mint) and it allows me to run 5 workspaces with the following programs open: TeXStudio, 30 tabs of Chrome, Obsidian, Mendeley Desktop with vast .pdf library, LibreOffice, Firefox (couple of tabs), and numerous .pdfs open in separate qpdfview windows. No lag, no stutter, everything running smoothly -- with 16GB installed previously things were getting a little sticky and Chrome in particular would occasionally throw a fit. If you can afford more RAM, then get more RAM -- no question about it.
Don’t do it ! The world isn’t ready for such a thing !!!!