AMD World has posted an article on Rambus RDRAM : Rimm 4200

With DDR SDRAM being the most popular choice for a number of reasons that involve cost, availability and of course widespread compatibility and at least 99% of computer mainboard manufacturers embraced the DDR DRAM solution with open arms.DDR SDRAM furthermore due to its widespread availability enjoys an affordable consumer cost which has seen a wide fluctuation of price during the last two years. The year 2000 was probably the best time to purchase any quantities of DDR SDRAM and the RDRAM solutions were very un-competitive during that period. However RDRAM today is an affordable solution that can offer a competitive price and a premium performance to go with it but we need to understand a few criteria's to reap the benefits.

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