Even Microsoft couldn’t make Windows 11 work well on 8GB of RAM

Di Benedetto / The Verge Last year, Microsoft's 13-inch Surface Laptop quickly became one of my favorite thin-and-light Windows notebooks. At $900, it was easy to recommend to anyone wanting MacBook Air-like build quality and battery life on Windows - I even convinced my sister to buy one on sale. This year, thanks to RAMageddon, that same laptop costs $950, and now that price gets you half as much RAM - just 8GB.