Tony,
LOL. The site you are quoting are the disgruntled ramBUS people. In short, the site and all the contributors are a joke.
Regarding SDR SDRAM, it is a fast disappearing memory type. A temporary situation existed, when Rambus was holding Intel by their b****, and Intel was forced to introduce SDR SDRAM chipset, at the time hardly anybody in their right minds designed for this obsolete technology.
Now these jokers are trying to turn this anomaly into some kind of asset. They say:
But now DDR prices have risen stratospherically; demand has fallen, and we're seeing new trends emerging.
It's a complete joke. DDR demand has never been higher. Memory prices have risen across the board.
Another trend is renewed interest in non-DDR memory technologies. A few weeks back, I discussed whether RDRAM may actually have become a better value than DDR for performance PCs.
There they go again.
Performance users will always scoff at PC133 systems, but with Windows XP having such a voracious appetite for memory, racking a system with low-cost SDRAM has its appeal.
Let's see. Crucial site has these prices:
128MB SDR $36.89
128MB DDR $39.59
256MB SDR $67.49
256MB DDR $75.59
The price differences are minimal, and considering that you are getting twice the bandwidth, the hottest technology (in highest demand), it is worth it. It's definitely not worth going back to an obsolete technology, because of this price difference.
It looks like these Rambus Zombies will never die. They keep coming back.
Joe |
