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"FB-DIMM development drawn to a close"

I posted that this was on the way out a long time ago. Another reason not to get a Mac Pro, besides the obsolete CPU interface.
 
statikcat said:
Good then I can max out my MP ram for cheap ;)
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When technology gets phased out, especially something like RAM that everyone needs. Prices skyrocket, there is not going to be a clearance on them. Look at old SIMMs for ancient servers. They are outrageously priced.
 
FB-DIMM development may be dead, production won't stop so quickly. The price rising will likely happen, but FB-DIMM prices aren't going to double in price. It certainly sucks in that regard, but it was obviously going to happen and not alot you can do about it.
 
When PC133 went into limited production it kind of doubled the price.
 
Umbongo said:
FB-DIMM development may be dead, production won't stop so quickly. The price rising will likely happen, but FB-DIMM prices aren't going to double in price. It certainly sucks in that regard, but it was obviously going to happen and not alot you can do about it.
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Keep telling yourself that :)
 
Development and production are two different things. There will be FB-DIMMs for some time. As the article itself says about Kingstons new 800Mhz FB-DIMM.
 
So this begs the question: should I buy the next Mac Pro if it still has FB-DIMMs?

I've been waiting a long time to replace my aging Beige G3 and Pentium III with a Mac Pro. Obviously I'm holding out for the Penryns to make their way into the next revision, but what if they stick to using FB-DIMMs?

I've fallen victim to the "waiting for the next thing" the last 5 years. I keep saying the next one will be it, but then I read crap like this and it makes me want to wait further. Hahaha.

Maybe I should just wait for Nehalem... no wait! Grah.....
 
So....are current Mac Pro owners worried about this?

I've got 3GB of RAM now...but I might need to throw in another 2 or 4 GB to make sure this machine can last a while.

I really don't want to see the RAM prices start to skyrocket anytime soon.

What do people think?

-Kevin
 
kbmb said:
So....are current Mac Pro owners worried about this?

I've got 3GB of RAM now...but I might need to throw in another 2 or 4 GB to make sure this machine can last a while.

I really don't want to see the RAM prices start to skyrocket anytime soon.

What do people think?

-Kevin
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I think there are millions of FB-DIMM based systems out there, and millions more will be sold until, and after, Nehalem becomes available. And that while FB-DIMM prices may never be at the same level as cheap desktop memory, they aren't going to be much more expensive, if more expensive at all, than they are now.
 
kbmb said:
So....are current Mac Pro owners worried about this?

I've got 3GB of RAM now...but I might need to throw in another 2 or 4 GB to make sure this machine can last a while.

I really don't want to see the RAM prices start to skyrocket anytime soon.

What do people think?

-Kevin
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well i just ordered 4GB, so i guess i'm a little worried
 
FB-DIMMs will live on, says Kingston

The basic reason is that many servers that use FB-DIMMS won’t be retired for a little while yet, so even though the memories won’t be going into new systems, there will remain an aftermarket

“You read some of the publications saying it’s dead but it’s fine and there’s a still a lot of life in the upgrade market,” said Marc Bernier, who works in research and development at Kingston. “It can easily go on for another two years.”

What else is driving memory sales? Power-crazed gamers and 4GB Vista configs, naturally, but on the server side, it’s all about virtualisation, says Bernier, with VMware consolidation projects meaning that hosts get a memory top-up to deal with growing workloads.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2007/09/28/fb-dimms-live-kingston
 
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