ZDNET produced a video lab report that questions the viability of running Windows 11 on laptops equipped with just 8GB of RAM by the year 2026. Their analysis looks at the growing availability of affordable machines with limited memory and spotlights examples like the Dell XPS 13. The experts evaluate whether such configurations deliver adequate speed and functionality for standard computing activities that most people perform daily. They consider present-day hardware restrictions while examining real-world usage patterns for ordinary Windows operating system users.