32GB RAM is worth it for heavy multitasking.

Yes — if you actually do heavy multitasking, 32GB will stop the stuttering and freezing.

“Heavy multitasking” doesn’t mean having three browser tabs open. It means running multiple memory-hungry apps at once: a dozen Chrome tabs, Slack, a VM, Photoshop, Spotify, and a video call. With 16GB, you’ll hit the wall eventually. The system starts swapping to disk, and everything slows down. 32GB gives you a comfortable buffer so that doesn’t happen.

For most people, 16GB is still fine. But if you regularly push your system — compiling code, editing large files, running containers — the upgrade is noticeable. It’s not about speed per se; it’s about not hitting the wall.

Buy it once and stop thinking about it.