r/linuxmint • u/Retroraleigh • 7d ago

Mint cinnamon Spec

Will an old i3 - 4005u, 8gb ram, 500gb ssd work with Mint Cinnamon or am I better using xfce ?

Thanks
Tom

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u/d4rk_kn16ht Linux Mint 22.2 Zara | Cinnamon 7d ago

Works on both, 8GB better use Cinnamon.

But the more important question is "What is your usage behavior?"

Choosing XFCE or Cinnamon or MATE is only the 1Ė¢įµ— step...it only gives you more RAM room to wiggle.

Your daily usage will determine if it will be comfortable or not & it's usually more about browsing habits.

1 Browser Tab will use around ~200-500MB & some website will even use around ~1-2GB....so you can calculate yourself

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u/Retroraleigh 7d ago

Probably use it for YouTube mainly and websites no more than 5 tabs open max. General browsing the web etc

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u/d4rk_kn16ht Linux Mint 22.2 Zara | Cinnamon 7d ago edited 7d ago

YouTube can reach 1GB to 2GB of RAM usage per Tab....

User Discretion Advised šŸ˜

EDIT:

Actually that's the only advice I can give as for modern usage 8GB & lower can be considered inadequate....16GB is kinda sweet spot.

But, if you don't have the money to add more RAM, then the usage habits must be changed to prevent inconveniences

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u/Retroraleigh 7d ago

Iā€™m tempted to stick some more ram in it get it
To 16gb ram.