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    Vista readyboost review

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by CeeNote, Feb 11, 2007.

  1. CeeNote

    CeeNote Notebook Virtuoso

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    Glad to see a review.

    I myself didn't notice any difference already having 2GB RAM and using a 1GB USB for Readyboost.

    I guess as shown in the charts, the difference is in the long run with good amount of RAM and more instant with about 512mb RAM.

    I played with readyboost for about 2 weeks.
     
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  3. Iceman0124

    Iceman0124 More news from nowhere

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    It can have a big impact for systems with slow hard drives, such as the 4200 rpm in your sig, but thats about it. I cant see a difference at all on my desktop, though my slowest component is my cpu at 5.0, which is kind of surprising as its an AMD 64x2 3800 clocked at 2.5ghz,in benchmarking I outscore stock 4800 x2's.
     
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    qhn Notebook User

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    my sys: 1.5gb ram & 2gb usb stick

    watching dvd, burning cd/dvd and working on cad (freehand in my case) do have performance gain using vista.readyboost

    the rest sees no difference so far

    cheers ...
     
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    The Streets Notebook Consultant

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    My laptop will have 2GB DDR2 RAM onboard, and my HD will run at 5,400 rpm, and is not SATA. Would it be worth my while to acquire a 1/2GB USB flash disk/card for ReadyBoost/SuperFetch puposes? Will I notice any improvement in performance?
     
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    ur sys is quite robust for vista performance, but as mentioned, if u burn dvd/cd and doing cad works (or graphic related) then i would suggest playing with ready.boost,before commit to invest

    but - a big BUT - any stick less than 2 gb is worthless. i tested with 512mb, 1gb, 2gb and 4gb. 4gb=waste, 2gb=perfect so far for my sys, 512mb&1gb=nada

    cheers ...
     
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