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do u use ready boost?
do u use ready boost?
From Wikipedia, Readyboost "works by using flash memory, a USB flash drive, SD card, CompactFlash or any kind of portable flash mass storage system as a cache."
Given that the read/write access speed to these devices is hundreds of times smaller than the speed of your RAM, and that Windows 7 caches a lot, I'd say this technology for a desktop PC makes no sense. Adding more RAM is the best upgrade you can make to your PC (and any PC).
Anything greater than 2GB of RAM doesn't benefit much from Ready Boost. I also found that Ready Boost slowed my shutdown considerably. Since I upgraded from 2 to 4GB I have not used it.
Laptops usually support 2 memory slots, and at least 2 GB of RAM (total). 2 GB instead of 1 GB of RAM makes a huge difference, especially on Win 7.
Usually, the line has been around 1 GB of memory. Anything less than 1 GB, and it can be beneficial with the right flash media. Anything more, and you likely won't see any difference. Once you get 2 GB, it becomes useless altogether.
I have to admit that when I had 2GB it was only a marginal effect. I found that some programs loaded more quickly after being used and the closed for a period with Readyboost than without.
Can Ready boost work with external hard drive on this HP Mini netbook?