Note: SilentPCreview article dated Nov. 13, 02 So this may be old news to some. If so I apologize :<
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This company has a PCI card that allows you to add SD RAM as an HD. Has external power source so even with computer off data remains. I believe I/O is 100 times faster than normal HD.
In tests **doubled** computer performance.
SlientPCreview Review
SDRAM is volatile, you might be thinking, and you are right. For this reason, Rocket Drive ships with its own dedicated external power supply. Even when the PC is powered down and unplugged from the wall, as long as its power supply is powered and the DC jack from the power supply is plugged into the Rocket Drive, the RAM retains its data.
Before getting into the nitty gritty of benchmarks and other measurables, just setting Windows XP's virtual memory (cache) and Internet Explorer 6.0's temporary files to the Rocket Drive made the XP1600+ computer seem "twice as fast." Subjectively, everything felt much faster, quicker, more responsive.
On the XP1600+ test platform it was an instantly noticeable difference. It was a big enough difference to make me wonder if the machine now was as fast as a similarly equipped P4-2.8 GHz system which has the benefit of a 533 MHz bus and DDRAM in addition to the 1.4 GHz (!!) clock speed advantage Subjectively, they certainly felt close.
Manufactorer web site & product link
The only difference between versions is ePROM limitations, can be upgraded
It is expensive though: :<
WITHOUT RAM!
Up to 1 GB version ~$600
Up to 2 GB version ~$700
Up to 4 GB version ~ $900
WITH PREINSTALLED RAM -
1 GB - $1,800
2 GB - $3,000
4 GB - $5,000
:lips:
This company has a PCI card that allows you to add SD RAM as an HD. Has external power source so even with computer off data remains. I believe I/O is 100 times faster than normal HD.
In tests **doubled** computer performance.
SlientPCreview Review
SDRAM is volatile, you might be thinking, and you are right. For this reason, Rocket Drive ships with its own dedicated external power supply. Even when the PC is powered down and unplugged from the wall, as long as its power supply is powered and the DC jack from the power supply is plugged into the Rocket Drive, the RAM retains its data.
Before getting into the nitty gritty of benchmarks and other measurables, just setting Windows XP's virtual memory (cache) and Internet Explorer 6.0's temporary files to the Rocket Drive made the XP1600+ computer seem "twice as fast." Subjectively, everything felt much faster, quicker, more responsive.
On the XP1600+ test platform it was an instantly noticeable difference. It was a big enough difference to make me wonder if the machine now was as fast as a similarly equipped P4-2.8 GHz system which has the benefit of a 533 MHz bus and DDRAM in addition to the 1.4 GHz (!!) clock speed advantage Subjectively, they certainly felt close.
Manufactorer web site & product link
The only difference between versions is ePROM limitations, can be upgraded
It is expensive though: :<
WITHOUT RAM!
Up to 1 GB version ~$600
Up to 2 GB version ~$700
Up to 4 GB version ~ $900
WITH PREINSTALLED RAM -
1 GB - $1,800
2 GB - $3,000
4 GB - $5,000
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