Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
If, after months of increasingly dire RAMageddon warnings, you just now find yourself in the market for a new laptop... we're here to help. In the latest installment of our "RAMageddon Survival Guide," laptop reviewer Antonio G. Di Benedetto joins David Imel to offer his recommendations.
0:00 Intro
00:42 90 Seconds on The Verge
02:08 The Laptop Buying Crisis
03:53 Do You Need 16GB of RAM?
07:19 Buying Refurb and Used
11:35 How Far Back Should You Buy?
17:43 What to Buy Under $1000
23:48 Best Gaming Laptop Picks
26:01 Will Prices Ever Drop?
29:10 Wrap Up
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If, after months of increasingly dire RAMageddon warnings, you just now find yourself in the market for a new laptop... we're here to help. In the latest installment of our "RAMageddon Survival Guide," laptop reviewer Antonio G. Di Benedetto joins David Imel to offer his recommendations.
0:00 Intro
00:42 90 Seconds on The Verge
02:08 The Laptop Buying Crisis
03:53 Do You Need 16GB of RAM?
07:19 Buying Refurb and Used
11:35 How Far Back Should You Buy?
17:43 What to Buy Under $1000
23:48 Best Gaming Laptop Picks
26:01 Will Prices Ever Drop?
29:10 Wrap Up
Subscribe: goo.gl/G5RXGs
Like The Verge on Facebook: goo.gl/2P1aGc
Follow on Twitter: goo.gl/XTWX61
Follow on Instagram: goo.gl/7ZeLv
Watch The Vergecast on YouTube: bit.ly/40RFRkg
The Vergecast Podcast: bit.ly/3WQDexZ
Decoder with Nilay Patel: apple.co/3v29nDc
More about our podcasts: theverge.com/podcasts
Read More: theverge.com
Community guidelines: bit.ly/2D0hlAv
Wallpapers from The Verge: bit.ly/2xQXYJr
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