Is the iPod nano suitable for ReadyBoost?

I'm thinking of buying the 8GB model, which is flash based. If I connect it to my laptop via USB, will Vista recognize and utilise it for ReadyBoost purposes? If so, is it possible for me to select that 1/2GB of the devices memory be partitioned off for ReadyBoost, and access the remaining 6GB as normal?

 

You know, I never looked. I know I can hook up my Nano to my laptop with no recognition problems. As for ReadyBoost, I have no idea what that is. Care to elaborate so I can get you some answers when I get home?

 

It's the method where Vista utilizes a USB 2.0 Flash or a SD card, and uses the blank memory like RAM. More info below, or probably on the Windows site heh.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Readyboost

As for if the nano works, it's hard to say, I would only assume it would.

 

I am not sure if it would work, but honestly I would not try it. I kinda doubt anything bad would happen, but it is a $250 device. Why not get a huge fast USB stick? The other thing to find out is if ReadyBoost will even use that much space. No point in doing it if it is only going to use 1GB, cause a USB stick of that size is cheap.

 

There is an option to turn iPods into disk usage with iTunes, I wouldn't see why it wouldn't work.

They might release an update allowing you to do it.. who knows?

 

But are iPods really built for read/write speed? They may not meet the requirement in that respect.

 

Why do you want to use nano for ReadyBoost? USB sticks are cheap now days just spend $20-$50 buy a USB stick and let iPOD nano do what it is suppose to do - play mp3

 

with this folowing trick, you can make watever HDD or Flash Memory Drive to work with 'ready boost'

1. Plug in the device.
2. Open the Readyboost tab on the device properties.
3. Select “Do not retest this device”
4. Unplug the device
5. Open regedit (start->run->regedit)
6. Expand - HKLM (Local Machine)->SOFTWARE->Microsoft->Windows NT->CurrentVersion->EMDgmt
7. Find your device.
8. Change Device Status to 2
9. Change ReadSpeedKBs to 1000
10. Change WriteSpeedKBs to 1000
11. Plug in the device.
12. Enable Readyboost!!!!


from neowin.net

 

ready boost sucked. everytime u startup the computer it takes like 10 mins to load the stuff. at that time everything lags. after that it runs pretty quick tho.

 

It's not that I want to. It's just that I'm buying a new iPod tomorrow, and it'd be like killing two birds with one stone. My laptop (which I just ordered today!) has 2gigs of RAM and a 256MB GPU. Trust me, ReadyBoost is the least of my concerns! But I was just curious to see if the nano could double up as a ReadyBoost-ing device, if I so wished.

 

Have you checked any iPod forums? If it's possible, iPod techies would know. If Apple has to release a firmware update to make the nano work, I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for it.

 

Someone try this and get back to me.. I'd like to know.
I have a 30 GB iPod, so yes it would be killing two birds with one stone. =)

 

I would think the ipod nano would be rather slow even if it did work with ready boost. You're better looking for the fastest usb flash drives or flash media. There was a recent thread on this...

I know my ipod video is no where near as fast as my external usb HDD.