New Delhi, Sept. 29 -- Keeping dozens of Chrome tabs open is common when you work across documents, emails, websites and video calls. But as the number of tabs grows, your laptop needs more memory to keep everything responsive. This is where choosing the right amount of RAM becomes important, especially when buying a new laptop.

For basic use, 8GB can still work, but 16GB has become a more practical starting point for regular multitasking. Users who keep heavier workloads running at the same time may benefit from 24GB or 32GB. Here is what each RAM option means for everyday laptop use.

The HP OmniBook 5 OLED is a lightweight 14 inch laptop built around Qualcomm's Snapdragon X platform. It combines 16GB LPDDR5x RAM with 512GB SSD storage...