HP Memory Rambus RIMM continuity module

Advantages: Multi tasking, quality, fast
Disadvantages: availability, cost, has to be installed in pairs

...2002 and Rambus was to be the new gold standard in memory. My Dell 8200 had 256 mb Rimm Memory. Alas the inferior DDR memory took over the market and all those who needed Rambus upgrades were left out. The cost of upgrading the Ram is just not worth it. Dell is the worst on pricing but others are also expensive for ECC modules. As the memory has to be installed in pairs, one cannot simply add a 1gb module but 2 512mbs. I gave up and bought a new PC with DDR3 Ram memory of 1gb and added another gigabyte of Orca memory for good measure and it was still cheaper than buying a memory rimm upgrade alone. Rambus/Rimm nice idea for would be lottery winners. My advice turn your Rambus PC into a Linux back up and buy a new Computer and add Hypertec, Orca or Kingston DDR3 ram modules and have a meal out on the money left over... Read review

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Advantages: Reliable, Fast
Disadvantages: Discontinued now

...whatever's clogging it up inside. Cartridge life clearly depends on what cartridge you get, but I use this printer every day, and have to change the cartridge about once a year, a very simple job of opening the top flap, taking out the old cartridge, and slotting the new one in ! There are lots of additional features: At the bottomright of the front panel, there's an infra-red port for printing from an IrDA-compliant device, such as a laptop, notebook computer, or a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA). HP Jetsend IR enabled devices can also use the IR port apparently. Although the printer comes with 4 MB of memory that's always been more than enough for me, it can be expanded to 52 MB with the three available dual In-line memory module (DIMM) slots ! At the back, I believe there's an optional attachment for "duplexing", that takes... Read review

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Advantages: reliable, very upgradable, fast and very over-clockable.
Disadvantages: no HT support, only USB 1.1, did anybody get built in LAN?

...BIOS and offers RAID support. No problems with installation - I used boxed Intel CPU's and the heatsink/fan units were easy to clip down. Just a matter of pushing two levers! I did scrape off the Intel thermal compound and added a thin layer of artic silver all over the top of the CPU. The Rambus rimms slotted in just like good old Dimms. They have built in heatsinks as they get quite hot. I used 4x 128mb rimms to keep costs down. This gave me 512mb of RAM. If you only use 2 rimms, you will need to use the C-Rimms (continuity rimms) to terminate the other 2 empty slots. These are included with the board. The Rambus memory is fast - equivalent to PC3200! You need to use matched pairs though and 128mb are the best value. 256mb isn't too bad but 512mb is very expensive. I disabled the built in sound immediately, and used a Creative Sound... Read review

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