[MBCook]

I agree. If you’re using a lot of cloud services (Google Docs, iCloud Drive, Spotify, etc) you can get by without a lot of storage these days.

But even if 8 GB of RAM holds you today, will it hold you five years from now?

Or are you going to have to get rid of the computer much faster and buy another one by then.

Whereas simply doubling the RAM would likely extend the life a significant amount.