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02-16-2008, 09:13 AM
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vista readyboost....does it really boost ?
i tried ready boost in vista with my sandisk cruzer 2gb drive today (for those who dont know whats ready boost: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...eadyboost.mspx ) . i didnt notice any performance difference in either startup or normal work (i am not a gamer. i use maya and photoshop mainly. is it true that readyboost increases performances. pls share ur experiences. if so in what areas does it boost performance. does it decrease startup time. ??
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02-16-2008, 09:29 AM
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The Bad Ass
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Re: vista readyboost....does it really boost ?
It has a minor effect, which can not be noticed without doing benchmarks (even so it might not be noticed).
I'd say you shouldn't bother with it.
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02-16-2008, 09:36 AM
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Re: vista readyboost....does it really boost ?
It does have effect on every system, but how much depends on how mcuh RAM you've got.
Readyboost works wonders for systems with 512Mb RAM or less. It isn't as fast a RAM, but its faster then writing to the HDD. The effect is minor when you have 1Gb or above. You should be fine with 2gb. No need for readyboost.
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02-16-2008, 09:40 AM
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Re: vista readyboost....does it really boost ?
Yes, but I guess the percentage of people with Vista and 512MB of RAM is close to 0. The reviewers only did it for testing purposes to find out whether it works or not.
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02-16-2008, 09:44 AM
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Re: vista readyboost....does it really boost ?
Same here, ReadyBoost is useless IMO.
According to benchmarks I read before, ot barely gives you 1 or 2 FPS more in games.
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02-16-2008, 09:45 AM
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Re: vista readyboost....does it really boost ?
ah maybe coz I had 2 GB of RAM is why I never noticed the differenc with ReadyBoost
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02-16-2008, 09:52 AM
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Re: vista readyboost....does it really boost ?
thanx for ur suggestions. I tried again with stopwatch to know the boot time and results were...well ridiculous
without readyboost: 36.63s
with readyboost: 38.89s
ha ha.. i wont ever use my sandisk on that. y did microsoft provide this feature then. i have heard that hard disks are faster than flash drives. this looks the other way round
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02-16-2008, 09:53 AM
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Re: vista readyboost....does it really boost ?
Nowadays most systems come with 1gb if you buy one. Still some cheap- systems come with 512Mb but those are getting rare. Readyboost is a nice idea and it works to an extend, but the best way to go is just buy more RAM. 2gb is very affordable and really worth it, even if you don't game.
In the XP days most midrange systems had 512Mb. When Vista came around every shop just installed Vista on those things.
The worst deal I ever saw was a Celeron M 1,4Ghz with 256Mb RAM a 40Gb HDD and Vista Ultimate on it. OMG, which genius made that decision.
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02-16-2008, 09:53 AM
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Re: vista readyboost....does it really boost ?
1 or 2 more FPS in games is a lot...
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02-16-2008, 09:54 AM
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Re: vista readyboost....does it really boost ?
No, it's not and it can also be less than without ReadyBoost. Check some updated benchmarks.
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