Bij CNET.com is te lezen dat Dell één van de goedkoopste computers met Rambus-geheugen op de markt brengt. De OptiPlex GX200 is te koop vanaf 'slechts' $1149. Dit blijkt ongeveer even duur te zijn als de OptiPlex systemen met normaal SDRAM geheugen. Wordt het dan toch nog iets met Rambus?
The company today will introduce the OptiPlex GX 200, a business desktop that features Pentium III processors and Rambus memory. Starting at $1,149, the new OptiPlex will be one of the least expensive Rambus-based PCs on the market.
Dell's Web site reveals that these Rambus-based systems will be about the same price as OptiPlex computers using ordinary, and typically less expensive, memory chips. [break]Maar voorlopig is Rambus alleen goedkoop bij Dell:[/break]Dell remains the largest proponent of Rambus in the PC market. The company historically has been more enthusiastic than the other big PC makers about pushing Rambus.
"If there is one problem for the adoption rate for Rambus memory, it is the cost," said Dean McCarron, principal analyst at Mercury Research. "It is still pretty much a Dell thing."