Am I missing something?

[Orcmonkey]

Or does crucial.com not carry RDRAM? I tried searching for my model (Dell 8100) and came up with noting. Anynone know if I'm just not finding it?

[DrZaius]

Hi orcmonkey,

No, Crucial does not carry RDRAM. Since it is proprietary, only certain comapanies (Samsung, I think) are allowed to make the RAM.

[Orcmonkey]

Ok, thanks for the quick response, I know kingston has some available.

[troysvihl]

mushkin carries it too

[azscary]

Be sure that if you are not purchasing the ram DIRECTLY from Dell or an authorized Dell distibutor that the ram is identical. I have heard that just because it is RDRAM does NOT necessarily mean it will work in your machine. As a previous post said,Dell among others, uses proprietary ram as a means of being sure any future income from ram and other expansion comes to them. A prime example is my IBM computer. I was upgrading to 256MB from 64MB and purchased 2 128MB (256 was out of stock) sticks of Corsair brand memory that matched the specs of the existing 64MB. That IBM would not even POST. If I added the original 64MB to the stack, the machine would boot but only using the 64MB stick. I tried all kinds of speeds and timing and jumper settings and finally returned the new memory (QUITE PISSED) to the store I bought it from. The salesman tried to convince me that that memory worked in IBM and that I must have done something wrong. I love a challenge so I brought the machine to him. Same problem but with a frustrated and embarrassed salesman. Exasperated and desperate, I traded the Corsair for two 128MB Toshiba brand, plugged them into the IBM and POOF! I now had a machine with 320MB of ram! GO figure huh?

[archie]

The model mignt not be listed as a Dell 8100.

[glc]

Crucial does not sell ANY rdram at all.