Why are you running agent fleets on a 16GB laptop? Reddit post warns of frozen machines and dead batteries
ConceptNext5110 · reddit · 2026-10-17
A Reddit post pushes back on the trend of running RP/coding agents locally: a few Hermes agents with Postgres and a vector DB (4GB), four Claude Code terminals (4GB over time), plus vibe-coded dependencies (Next.js alone is 2GB) can completely freeze a 16GB/32GB laptop. The author argues laptops — priced for brand, OS and ecosystem, not agent workloads — are the wrong host, citing degraded UX and battery wear.
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