300+ RDRAM-Based Systems on the Street

Rambus has been taking its hits (especially on the legal front) of late and, depending on what side of the fence you're on, it may be justified. Not a lot of us are looking forward to turning DIMMs into refrigerator magnets just to satisfy some unholy union that Intel has gotten itself into. The Rambus volatile stuff is, apparently, taking hold on some level, as signified by the company's announcement that more than 300 RDRAM-based systems are now available from OEMs, which amounts to triple the number of systems available a year ago. RDRAM-based boxes are now available from Sony, Panasonic, Compaq, Dell, Gateway, HP and IBM using RDRAM devices from Samsung, Toshiba and Elpida. Bear in mind that Rambus' list of adopters isn't limited to PCs, but also includes game consoles, HDTVs, set top boxes, displays, network attached storage servers, switches and routers. I'm sure I'll hear whether you think the company is part of the evil empire or not. I vote for evil.