Crucial has announced a brand-new specification for its DDR5 memory portfolio. While the standard capacities are 8 GB, 16 GB, and 32 GB, the latest computer memory module sits between 8 GB and 16 GB. That is, the new SODIMM RAM features 12 GB of capacity. As per the Amazon listing, it debuts on March 31.https://www.notebookcheck.net/Crucial-12-GB-DDR5-memory-module-launches-on-March-31.813322.0.html
Unless this is significantly less expensive than 16GB it seems kind of pointless.
I kind of get 24GB as an in between for 16GB and 32GB and assume that it's priced somewhere in between the relatively large gap in price between those sizes, but I doubt 12GB will be sufficiently less expensive than 16GB to make it worthwhile.
Quote from: Ziv on March 15, 2024, 16:24:11Unless this is significantly less expensive than 16GB it seems kind of pointless.
I kind of get 24GB as an in between for 16GB and 32GB and assume that it's priced somewhere in between the relatively large gap in price between those sizes, but I doubt 12GB will be sufficiently less expensive than 16GB to make it worthwhile.
I think it can get in the middle of those. It's a commodity, almost nobody will want to buy 2x12GB for the novelty alone.
If it doesn't catch on in DIY sales, I think you will see it go into pre-built PCs. They will start using these instead of 8GB modules. We might even see production end on 8GB modules.
Quote from: Anonymousgg on March 16, 2024, 07:02:34Quote from: Ziv on March 15, 2024, 16:24:11Unless this is significantly less expensive than 16GB it seems kind of pointless.
I kind of get 24GB as an in between for 16GB and 32GB and assume that it's priced somewhere in between the relatively large gap in price between those sizes, but I doubt 12GB will be sufficiently less expensive than 16GB to make it worthwhile.
I think it can get in the middle of those. It's a commodity, almost nobody will want to buy 2x12GB for the novelty alone.
If it doesn't catch on in DIY sales, I think you will see it go into pre-built PCs. They will start using these instead of 8GB modules. We might even see production end on 8GB modules.
I hope you're right and that it won't be that we'll get 2x12 for the price we used to get 2x16.