Is Readyboost worthwhile?
Posted by admin on Aug 19th, 2006
Just wondering what people's thoughts are on Readyboost. Is it worthwhile, and if so, under what circumstances would I benefit from it? I've got 1 GB ram.Thanks, Walter
Posted by admin on Aug 19th, 2006
Just wondering what people's thoughts are on Readyboost. Is it worthwhile, and if so, under what circumstances would I benefit from it? I've got 1 GB ram.Thanks, Walter
Aug 25th, 2006 at 12:53 am
It works as intended not as a replacement for adding memory but for replacing the slower hard drive pagefile with faster solidstate pagefile instead. Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] rgharper@gmail.com * NEW! Catch my blog ... msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/ * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups * The Website rgharper.mvps.org/ * HELP us help YOU ... dtsl.org/goodpost.htm "Walter Cohen"
Aug 27th, 2006 at 03:42 pm
Walter,checkout istartedsomething.com/20070307/readyboostworks it has information you are looking for with screenshots of performance.One would have to give it a try for the sake of it. JohnP Posted via vistaheads.com
Aug 30th, 2006 at 10:18 am
In message "Walter Cohen" wrote: On my laptop (5400rpm drive w/16MB cache, 1GB RAM) it makes a substantial difference. On my desktop (7200rpm drive w/TCQ&NCQ, 16MB cache, 2GB RAM) it isn't noticeable.Little harm in trying it though, with larger USB memory sticks well under $50. Insert something clever here.
Sep 4th, 2006 at 03:49 pm
It is if you have the USB stick already, or if you going to use it for other reasons as well.RAM is a lot faster, and if you are buying the USB stick for ReadyBoost only, don't. Buy more RAM instead.If you already have it, or are using it to transfer files also, yes it does work. It works fairly well with 1 GB of RAM. If you go up to 2 GB of system RAM, you won't notice much (if any) of an improvement for ReadyBoost. Dustin Harper dharper@vistarip.com vistarip.com "Walter Cohen"
Sep 8th, 2006 at 07:15 am
ReadyBoost also supports "ReadyBoot" and,according to Microsoft, boosts boot performance by 20%. (Vista utilizes ReadyBoost, ReadyBoot and ReadyDrive) "Walter Cohen"