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Is ReadyBoost worth buying a usb stick for?

  • 08-01-2010 3:43pm
    #1
    RolandIRL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,924 ✭✭✭✭


    hi, i'm running win7 and was wondering whether the readyboost option for flash drives is worth going out and buying one for? does it speed up the computer noticeably or just a bit?
    is there any specific usb stick that is optimised for readyboost and where could i buy it?
    thanks


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  • #2
    Komplett-Tech: Ryan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,002 ✭✭✭Komplett-Tech: Ryan


    A simple answer for a simple question. No, its not at all worth it.


  • #3
    DarrenMSP
    Closed Accounts Posts: 147 ✭✭DarrenMSP


    whiteman19 wrote: »
    hi, i'm running win7 and was wondering whether the readyboost option for flash drives is worth going out and buying one for?

    If you have more that 1GB of RAM no its not really worth it. Use an old one if ya have one!


  • #4
    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    Buy more ram, its just as cheap as a large usb key


  • #5
    RolandIRL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,924 ✭✭✭✭RolandIRL


    i'm running win7 on a laptop so i've no place to put the ram. plus i'd be afraid of opening my laptop in case i'd damage something. god knows it's happened enough times on my other computers ;)


  • #6
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,125 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    Definitely not. It only yields any positive results if you have 512MBs ram. Any more than that and could negatively affect performance.


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  • #7
    RolandIRL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,924 ✭✭✭✭RolandIRL


    thanks, don't need then as i have 4GB of ram. i was just wondering cos my bro (who's a IT expert) said that using readyboost was a huge benefit to the system and really speeded it up.


  • #8
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,729 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    whiteman19 wrote: »
    thanks, don't need then as i have 4GB of ram. i was just wondering cos my bro (who's a IT expert) said that using readyboost was a huge benefit to the system and really speeded it up.
    It'd put the Pagefile on the USB drive. If thats faster than the hard disk, itll speed you up, but otherwise no.

    Even with 4gb I notice the PF is still using ~100mb but its nothing to fuss over.


  • #9
    mukki
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,669 ✭✭✭mukki


    whiteman19 wrote: »
    thanks, don't need then as i have 4GB of ram. i was just wondering cos my bro (who's winding me up) said that using readyboost was a huge benefit to the system and really speeded it up.


    FYP

    readyboost is poo, make sure to disable the service


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