extremetech.com — From ExtremeTech: "ReadyBoost is Vista's capability to extend the disk cache to USB flash devices. But not all flash devices are ReadyBoost capable. We grab nine high-capacity USB keys and see which ones work."
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lazydrumheadSep 21, 2006
geez, <a class="user" href="http://duggmirror.com/hardware/USB_Flash_Memory_for_Windows_Vista_ReadyBoost">http://duggmirror.com/hardware/USB_Flash_Memory_for_Windows_Vista_ReadyBoost</a>
grumpyrainSep 21, 2006
compared to the speed of the SATA or any other interface, the time to encrypt is quite negligable. If it were an issue, then they could use a dedicated chip.Marking article as LAME. The server is down already (82 diggs) and the mirror is only of the first page. Heaven forbid they actually get thousands of diggs.
jimrSep 21, 2006
It's pretty smart, and makes it extremely easy for Joe Consumer to get a performance boost without having to bug their geeky friend to help them upgrade their RAM.InsaneMachine, it may be easy enough for you and I to upgrade our RAM, but there are plenty of computer users who wouldn't consider it --- my mom, for instance. She can pick up a 1GB thumb drive at Wal-Mart while she's getting garden tools, just plug it in when she gets home, and start using it without even worrying about whether or not I'd answer my phone to help... In this move, MS is clearly making it safer for us to let our parents own computers!!
unluckierSep 21, 2006
Can anybody explain how this actually works? I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around the concept of a 2MB/sec flash device speeding up a 60MB/sec hard drive.
coolsilverSep 21, 2006
Boooo.
phantom76Sep 21, 2006
Direct link to printable (Single) page:<a class="user" href="http://www.extremetech.com/print_article2/0,1217,a=189051,00.asp">http://www.extremetech.com/print_article2/0,1217,a=189051,00.asp</a>
edlesmannSep 21, 2006
"I wish Linux had this."I dont mean to troll...but doesnt it?I may have completly misunderstood, but from what I understand, you take a flash drive, stick it into vista, and it can make it into a cache for programs, internet, ect.So it basically acts as swap space, or tmpfs in the ram. So whats stopping someone from mounting a flashdrive in Linux as swap space / tmpfs? I honestly dont know how you would even attempt at doing this on windows, so maybe this is news for vista...Personally I see more problems then benifits but if it works then so what :-p
cquinndSep 22, 2006
Its not memory, and if it comes out of the slot the first thing that happens is windows reverts back to the old method of file pre-fetching that it was using before when it notices that the device is no longer available.
Closed AccountOct 7, 2006
No they are talking about using flash memory to boost hard drive/system caching, not simply providing extra system memory... i think...meh.