Buying a PC? The Type of Memory It Uses Can Have a Big Effect on Memory Upgrade Prices!

If you're buying a PC, pay attention to the type of memory it uses, because some memory can be far more expensive than others.

For example, http://www.pricewatch.com/ recently showed numerous sources offering 128MB PC100 SDRAM DIMMs for $106 plus shipping. For comparison, 128MB RAMBUS RDRAM memory was quoted at Pricewatch for $248 plus shipping--over twice the price of SDRAM!

But what about performance?

If you are considering the more expensive memory because you believe it has crucial performance advantages, you may also want to see "Rambus Requiem--RDRAM Fails Bandwidth Tests" at http://www.tomshardware.com/mainboard/00q2/000529/index-26.html