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    What is Readyboost?

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by Infoseeker, Jul 14, 2008.

  1. Infoseeker

    Infoseeker Notebook Evangelist

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    I need a dumbed down explanation; I'm using an old memory card of mine set for it to try it out, but I can't tell the difference.
     
    Infoseeker, Jul 14, 2008
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  2. Thomas

    Thomas McLovin

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    Its a technology for Vista that allows a USB Flash Drive to be used as extra RAM.
     
    Thomas, Jul 14, 2008
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  3. Crimson Roses

    Crimson Roses Notebook Evangelist

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    What Thomas said. :D

    Too bad it only works with vista. :(
     
    Crimson Roses, Jul 14, 2008
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  4. Infoseeker

    Infoseeker Notebook Evangelist

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    Would a good memory card/flash-drive and ReadyBoost work better than the generic stock ram found in a laptop?
     
    Infoseeker, Jul 14, 2008
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  5. Meemat

    Meemat Notebook Evangelist

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    Honestly I'm not sure, but I can tell you this: my 4GB memory stick, when used for ReadyBoost, has caused my startup to just hang until I remove it, so I don't know how much I'd invest in it.
     
    Meemat, Jul 14, 2008
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  6. X2P

    X2P COOLING | NBR Super Mod

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    Ready boost is for <1gb systems trying to run vista. If you have 1gb or more invest in more ram instead
     
    X2P, Jul 14, 2008
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  7. KGann

    KGann NBR Themesong Writer

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    What is a P-6 960FX?
     
    KGann, Jul 14, 2008
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  8. Infoseeker

    Infoseeker Notebook Evangelist

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    hehe, a typo?
     
    Infoseeker, Jul 14, 2008
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  9. AKAJohnDoe

    AKAJohnDoe Mime with Tourette's

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  10. Wirelessman

    Wirelessman Monkeymod

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    Readyboost write to and read from the flash drive what it use to write to and read from the HDD cache. It's much faster to interact with the flash drive than the HDD, so some gain on the time processing.
     
    Wirelessman, Jul 14, 2008
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  11. swarmer

    swarmer beep beep

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    Even if you have less than 1 gb, invest in more RAM instead.

    Only bother with ReadyBoost if you have 1 gb or less AND have some flash memory lying around... and you don't want to or can't yet spend any money on more RAM.
     
    swarmer, Jul 15, 2008
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  12. Wirelessman

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    Greater than 2GB, you don't need Readybooster.
     
    Wirelessman, Jul 15, 2008
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