Is There Any Point In Buying A Laptop With 8GB RAM In 2026?

Is There Any Point In Buying A Laptop With 8GB RAM In 2026? PeopleImages/Shutterstock At one point, adding an extra RAM stick was a cheap, easy way to upgrade an old laptop. Nowadays, RAM shortages (courtesy of AI's rapid advancement) have pushed memory prices up by 500% in just 12 months.