DDR3 DRAM demand spikes for new laptops, servers

Demand for DDR3 memory has spiked recently as systems makers turn to it for increased power efficiency and performance.

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Can an SD card startup disk be used on any Mac? Can an SD card startup disk be used on any Mac? Roman Loyola does a little bit of testing, and finds the answer may be yes.

Product	Score	Price
13-inch MacBook/2.13GHz	198	$949.95
15-inch MacBook Pro/2.8GHz	260	$2,238.99
15-inch MacBook Pro/2.53GHz	237	$1,678.99
15-inch MacBook Pro/2.66GHz	242	$1,948.99
17-inch MacBook Pro/2.8GHz	256	$2,398.99
MacBook Air/2.13GHz		$1,728.99
MacBook Air/1.86GHz		$1,438.99
13-inch MacBook Pro/2.26GHz	213	$1,169.00
13-inch MacBook Pro/2.53GHz	239	$1,474.00

Product	Score	Price
Mac Pro/Quad-Core Xeon 2.66GHz	348	$2,388.00
Mac Pro/8-Core Xeon 2.26GHz	343
24-inch iMac Core 2 Duo/2.66GHz	270	$1,475.00
24-inch iMac Core 2 Duo/2.93GHz	297	$1,769.00
24-inch iMac Core 2 Duo/3.06GHz	308	$2,183.60
120GB Mac mini Core 2 Duo/2GHz	189	$598.00
20-inch iMac Core 2 Duo/2.66GHz	256	$1,434.12
320GB Mac mini Core 2 Duo/2GHz	202	$798.00

Can an SD card startup disk be used on any Mac? Can an SD card startup disk be used on any Mac? Roman Loyola does a little bit of testing, and finds the answer may be yes.
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