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It is no coincident that a member here at PCR previous enquiry on a magazine's recommending a program has come to light on these forums ... I trip over misinformation from numerous 'experts' all the time and have a good laugh.
This one really is hard to beat.
Using a USB ram/memory stick with Vista is no secret, Microsoft call it ReadyBoost. Here is a quote from one well know Mag ...
Well, he is correct, up to a point in that physically adding more RAM will improve performance ... however, he is totally wrong in that adding a USB stick is the same as adding RAM ... it is NOT.
Let me put that another way. Using a USB stick and Vista's ReadyBoost does NOT improve your installed memory.
"... the feature is designed to improve small random I/O for people who lack the expansion slots, money, and or technical expertise to add additional RAM. As y’all know, adding RAM is still the best way to relieve memory pressure ..."
What ReadyBoost does is ... it helps the hard drive 'cache' concentrate on improving the performance of small, random I/Os, like paging to and from disk. Hard drives are great for large sequential I/O. For those situations, ReadyBoost gets out of the way. Remember, we're not adding memory, we're improving disk access.
The Mag in question then goes on to describe how to 'hack' Vista into accepting any non-ReadyBoost-compatible USB stick ... oh, boy ? It is a safer idea to go get yourself a USB stick that is compatible ... and reap the benefits.
Oh, and the magazine ? is called ... "Windows Vista (the Official Magazine)" ... you'd think they may have some insight in what they were talking about, wouldn't you ?
Have you come to rely on these 'Mag' or, are you more likely to go of into the bright blue yonder of the 'tinternet for your answers ?
This one really is hard to beat.
Using a USB ram/memory stick with Vista is no secret, Microsoft call it ReadyBoost. Here is a quote from one well know Mag ...
... note this 'writer' is adamant in quoting "your computer memory" as a way to improve performance.Sooner or later, everyone computer tends to slow down. Call it old age or simply doing too much, but even the most cutting edge PC's seem to lag after a year or so of use.
For those who aren't keen on opening up their PC to put in more memory, Windows Vista has a handy little feature called ReadyBoost that can use USB sticks for additional memory. Unfortunately, Windows Vista doesn't take kindly to the slower sticks on the market and refuses to use them. Proving once again that we control the computer and not the other way around, here's four simple steps to get around this limitation and use any USB stick you have to increase your computers memory.
Well, he is correct, up to a point in that physically adding more RAM will improve performance ... however, he is totally wrong in that adding a USB stick is the same as adding RAM ... it is NOT.
Let me put that another way. Using a USB stick and Vista's ReadyBoost does NOT improve your installed memory.
"... the feature is designed to improve small random I/O for people who lack the expansion slots, money, and or technical expertise to add additional RAM. As y’all know, adding RAM is still the best way to relieve memory pressure ..."
What ReadyBoost does is ... it helps the hard drive 'cache' concentrate on improving the performance of small, random I/Os, like paging to and from disk. Hard drives are great for large sequential I/O. For those situations, ReadyBoost gets out of the way. Remember, we're not adding memory, we're improving disk access.
The Mag in question then goes on to describe how to 'hack' Vista into accepting any non-ReadyBoost-compatible USB stick ... oh, boy ? It is a safer idea to go get yourself a USB stick that is compatible ... and reap the benefits.
Oh, and the magazine ? is called ... "Windows Vista (the Official Magazine)" ... you'd think they may have some insight in what they were talking about, wouldn't you ?
Have you come to rely on these 'Mag' or, are you more likely to go of into the bright blue yonder of the 'tinternet for your answers ?