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How much RAM is in your main development machine?

Survey period: 28 May 2012 to 4 Jun 2012

It's cheap and gives the biggest bang for your buck when developing. Why skimp?

OptionVotes% 
1GB or less1103.83
2GB or less42414.75
4GB or less1,14539.83
6GB or less1625.63
8GB or less66723.20
12GB or less1154.00
16GB or less1675.81
More than 16GB993.44



 
General16gb of Mem Pin
M@dHatter1-Jun-12 17:08
M@dHatter1-Jun-12 17:08 
GeneralRe: 16gb of Mem Pin
Casey Sheridan3-Jun-12 10:16
professionalCasey Sheridan3-Jun-12 10:16 
News8 GB on x86 !! Pin
Mazen el Senih1-Jun-12 1:45
professionalMazen el Senih1-Jun-12 1:45 
GeneralAnything bellow 8Gb is the minimum for .net development Pin
AlexCode31-May-12 3:34
professionalAlexCode31-May-12 3:34 
GeneralRe: Anything bellow 8Gb is the minimum for .net development Pin
Mazen el Senih1-Jun-12 1:46
professionalMazen el Senih1-Jun-12 1:46 
GeneralMore than 16GB Pin
robertw01930-May-12 21:17
robertw01930-May-12 21:17 
Generalhang on a minute Pin
ed welch30-May-12 5:15
ed welch30-May-12 5:15 
GeneralRe: hang on a minute Pin
Randor 30-May-12 6:48
professional Randor 30-May-12 6:48 
GeneralI am Using 4GB Pin
David_Accu30-May-12 5:03
David_Accu30-May-12 5:03 
General3 GB should have been an option Pin
Member 371720429-May-12 21:34
Member 371720429-May-12 21:34 
GeneralSurvey - Two-for-One Special. Pin
Randor 29-May-12 18:00
professional Randor 29-May-12 18:00 
GeneralRe: Survey - Two-for-One Special. Pin
Chris Berger30-May-12 10:30
Chris Berger30-May-12 10:30 
General4GB recently upgraded to 6GB, but the best improvement for me... an SSD Pin
Nelek29-May-12 11:10
protectorNelek29-May-12 11:10 
GeneralRe: 4GB recently upgraded to 6GB, but the best improvement for me... an SSD Pin
DominicZA30-May-12 3:21
DominicZA30-May-12 3:21 
GeneralRAM isn't the issue for me... Pin
lewax0029-May-12 8:09
lewax0029-May-12 8:09 
General> 4GB Would be a PITA Pin
AspDotNetDev29-May-12 7:45
protectorAspDotNetDev29-May-12 7:45 
GeneralDepending on the Project, Dev needs more RAM than normal users Pin
embix29-May-12 4:07
embix29-May-12 4:07 
GeneralRe: Depending on the Project, Dev needs more RAM than normal users Pin
Colin Mullikin29-May-12 17:23
professionalColin Mullikin29-May-12 17:23 
GeneralRe: Depending on the Project, Dev needs more RAM than normal users Pin
embix30-May-12 10:28
embix30-May-12 10:28 
GeneralCan't wait... Pin
Steve Maier29-May-12 3:55
professionalSteve Maier29-May-12 3:55 
General8 Gig with the option to expand to 16 Pin
Slacker00728-May-12 23:58
professionalSlacker00728-May-12 23:58 
GeneralHow much RAM you get shows you just how tight your employers are Pin
jim lahey28-May-12 23:08
jim lahey28-May-12 23:08 
General96 GB + 3 GB from GPU Pin
Kevin Drzycimski28-May-12 22:25
Kevin Drzycimski28-May-12 22:25 
Generalcreepy 1.5 GB Pin
nrgjack28-May-12 21:51
professionalnrgjack28-May-12 21:51 
GeneralEnough Pin
RedSonja28-May-12 20:44
RedSonja28-May-12 20:44 
I don't actually know - well, I checked and it's 4GB - but anyway it's enough for my daily work.

If I need to do something really beefy I go on the server and it runs so fast you think it didn't start, then you start it again and it says, but I just did it.

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