Different versions of Windows 7 have different memory limits
Win 7 Ultimate caps out at only 192GB
Microsoft is trying a bunch of new things with Windows 7, and one of the many of these new things is setting the upper limit on your system memory according to which version of Windows 7 you are running. This was done for Windows Vista, but is even more stratified now. Don't worry though -- the limits seem pretty reasonable.
Here they are, for the 64-bit editions (32-bit editions will all be capped at the standard 4GB):
- Starter: 8GB
- Home Basic: 8GB
- Home Premium: 16GB
- Professional: 192GB
- Enterprise: 192GB
- Ultimate: 192GB
192GB of RAM. Whew. That'd be pretty zany.
However if Windows 7's lifespan is half of XP's, then it isn't too hard to imagine many users coming up against the 8GB and 16GB limits. Actually with DDR2 selling for as low it has been recently, 8GB of RAM doesn't even seem all that outrageous anymore.
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192GB is too much. Hell, 20GB is too much.
And when that time comes, they'll be like "WTF? How did we EVER get by on those ridiculously slow computers with a paltry 4GB of RAM?"