diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall/chapter.xml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall/chapter.xml
index 3971fafb4c..4e2ce19203 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall/chapter.xml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall/chapter.xml
@@ -159,7 +159,9 @@
       <acronym>RAM</acronym> and 1.5&nbsp;GB of free hard drive space
       for the most minimal installation.  However, that is a
       <emphasis>minimal</emphasis> install, leaving almost no
-      free space.  It is recommend to have at least 8&nbsp;GB
+      free space.  RAM requirements depend on usage.  Specialized
+      FreeBSD systems can run in as little as 128MB RAM while desktop
+      systems should have at least 4&nbsp;GB
       of <acronym>RAM</acronym>.</para>
 
     <para>The processor requirements for each architecture can be