64GB RAM makes Hyper-V dev work painless.

Yes, if you can afford it. Windows 11 plus Hyper-V plus a Linux VM is a three-way split, and 32GB gets tight fast.

The host needs Windows overhead (2-4GB), plus whatever browsers, Slack, and other dev tools you’re running. Give your Linux VM 8-16GB if you’re compiling, running Docker, or fighting with Node. Suddenly you’re at 75% of 32GB before you even start a second terminal. Swap hits, fans spin up, and you start closing apps like a madman.

64GB lets you give the VM a comfortable 16-24GB and keep 40GB for the host. No drama. No juggling. You can run Docker, a database, and still open 40 Chrome tabs without sweating. If you’re doing occasional light dev, 32GB works. But if this is your daily driver, 64GB is the difference between “this works” and “I forgot my VM was even on.”

Future you will thank you.