Best SD card for ReadyBoost

What is the consensus about the fastest SD card for readyboost?
I know the the sandisk 2gb Extreme III is getting rave reviews but is it the best?
Most of us here have laptops so an SD card is the best alternative for readyboost.

 

You are looking for high speeds (listed in x's, like 52x or 128x) and fast overall access and transfer rates. There are many cards that will fit this bill, its just a matter of how much you want to spend.

 

what is the best cheap one?

Im about to make a big newegg order this week Im looking for a sd readyboost card for like 30$

 

I'm using the A-DATA SD card, 2Gb 150x turbo (22.5mb/sec). It's the fastest I could find for a good price and so far I'm very satisfied with it. Programmes really load a lot faster with readyboost enabled

 

Interesting, so you say programs really load faster? Well I guess that is one of the first things I am going to do for my new laptop.
Will USB also work or is SD faster?

 

USB is normaly faster if you have a fast stick. SD card speed also depends on the card reader. My card reader is too slow even if I use a fast SD card

 

On newer laptops, are integrated card readers connected via PCI-express? How would you determine the read / write speeds of your card reader?

 

I think they are mostly connected by internal USB interface.

You can only derermine the speed of the reader by trying it with a fast card. Some reviews might measure the speed and tell you.

 

Yes, programmes really load noticeably faster even when you run 2gb ram like I do. USB will also work, but be sure to look for a compatibility chart before buying, some USB sticks and SD cards wont work. I'm not sure if USB is faster, I have an SD slot on my laptop that wasn't in use so I went for the SD solution, this way I don’t have to plug in the USB stick every time.

 

wow...I never thought of using an SD card for erady boost. I tried it with my PQI 150X card on my ThinkPad Z61t. Vista was slow but the programs were opening up fast and I can clearly see the difference. I have 1.5GB of RAM just to mention...

 

I heard USB works faster than most card readers but I cant bear with a USB flash drive sticking out of my notebook all the time...SD cards are the best(hidden in the reader,well if you have an inbuilt reader) and cheap.

 

I just got a SanDisk Extreme III to use for readyboost, but Vista is telling me it doesn't meet the performance requirements. My slow 1GB usb key worked with readyboost, so I am really confused why this fast SD card doesnt. I tried both NFTS and FAT32 formats, if that makes a difference.

 

here is a test with that card and it works. might be that you have a slow card reader.

 

That test was the reason I went with the Extreme III card. I don't think it's the card reader as I have a brand new asus f3jp with an itegrated Ricoh, and I tried an external high speed 2.0 reader too to make sure.

 

I had a warning with my SD card when I plugged it in as well. But when I went to my computer and went to the properties of the card and selected the readyboost there it worked like a charm.
The only negative thing about it is that sometimes the sound over my speakers or headphones gets a little crappy, I read somewhere that this is because of the readers connection to the motherboard. It’s not to big an issue since it happens every now and then.

 

Here is a link on how to make vista accept slower USB flash devices
to use readyboost. I'm not sure if this applies to sD flash drives
but it might list the drive in one of the steps.

http://forums.techarp.com/showthread.php?p=305960

 

Here is a link on how to make vista accept slower USB flash devices
to use readyboost. I'm not sure if this applies to sD flash drives
but it might list the drive in one of the steps.

http://forums.techarp.com/showthread.php?p=305960