Another technological contender for instant Computing

I have been reading about it for years. Various solutions have promised to come to market prior to 2010, but none havemade thus far due to manufacturing difficulties or production costs. The first instant computing cab off the rank in 2011 is the North Carolina University. A team of scientist’s there claim to have a prototype of a “Unified Memory Module” which can both store memory without power (like a USB flash drive) , but also perform high speed memory operations like conventional [...]

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Computer on a Sodimm

If someone had suggested 10 years ago that a fully working computer with up to 1GHz of processing power would fit on a board the size of a SODIMM memory module (67mm x 32mm), some lighthearted mockery may have followed.

However, hardware specialist Toradex is about to do [...]

SSD Solid State Drives - The 2nd best way to speed up your computer

SSD hard Drives

The existence of this website is proof that most people know the best way to to extend the life of an older PC or notebook is a memory upgrade.

But what’s the 2nd best way?

In my opinion, it is the Solid State Hard Drive (SSD). SSD’s have been on the market for [...]

Memristor - A new memory technology that might just change our world.

Ever wanted a computer that could think for itself or at least learn from it’s mistakes? I have and a new memory technology from HP called the Memristor may just make it possible! [...]

If you are thinking of a memory upgrade, do it soon: Ram prices to shoot up in 2010

Taiwan Ram Factory

Before I start writing this, I know what you are going to say. “Your just sending this post out to drum up business“. Well, I wish you were right, but unfortunately, any sales rally we experience in the near future will be short lived.

The big players in the memory market are shaking [...]

Gizmo join the CMU Team

When people call us here at Computer Memory Upgrades it is almost always because their computer is causing problems. It is running slow, won’t play a game or run a program etc.  Most of the time a memory upgrade is the perfect solution, however, there is also a percentage of our customers who have other hardware or [...]

The problem with today's ram and what is being done about it.

You may not realise it, but todays ram is responsible for countless amounts of swearing, rage and possibly even death.  Every time you use a computer you are only a power failure away from losing valuable time effort and  information, and it is all rams fault!

Todays ram can only store information for a fraction of a second. In [...]

My Top Memory buying Gotcha's! A guide to successfully upgrading your memory.

Firstly, unplug your PC from wall, and then lift it as far above your head as possible and launch it the direction of something really hard…like a concrete [...]

Want a ridiculously fast hard drive? Forget SSD, go iRam or HyperDrive Ram Disks!

Hyper Drive 5

If you are anything like me, you hate waiting for hard disks. I hate waiting for my OS to load, I hate waiting for applications to start and I really hate waiting for files to save, transfer and backup.

In summary, I hate waiting!!

I thought SSD’s would be my saviour with their [...]

8Gb of Ram on Windows 7 the Sweet Spot?

It almost sounds almost  ludicrous to me. 8Gb of ram.  That’s the official sweet spot memory experts are recommending for Windows 7. I remember bragging to my friends in the late 80′s when I had 8Mb on Dos 6!

So, what the hell will the average user do with it and why will they need it?

Well, [...]