I was in a computer store recently, checking out the new boxes, when I decided to have a little fun. I asked the sales kid whether I should get one of the new 800-MHz G4 iMacs or a kick-butt Sony ...

Whenever I try to figure out why some PC133 ram works on my motherboard and some doesn't, someone invariably mentions "density". What is this mythical "density" value of a particular memory chip?

This article offers a quick overview of many common RAM chips and some tips on how to identify them. SIMM chips ... The newer 72-pin, 4.25-inch SIMM chip is shown in Figure B (note the gold contacts).

Most modern flagship smartphones have at least 4GB of RAM. Some have 8GB, and a handful have as much as 10GB. Samsung figures that upward trend isn’t going to stop anytime soon, so the company ...

RAM has evolved over the years, changing design and pin configurations with each upgrade. Computers made after 2007 use DDR3 chips, which essentially means it's the third generation in DDR technology.

These RAM sticks allow us to keep a thousand Chrome tabs open. They are the workhorses that help your favorite PC game , video capture software , chat client, and music player coexist peacefully ...

Available from 2017 until 2022, Intel's Optane chips were an example of non-volatile RAM, but Optane was more costly than the flash memory in SSDs (see 3D Xpoint). A Paradigm Shift in the Future?