Make ReadyBoost 8gb?

Is there anyway to get Vista Ultimate X64 to use more than 4090mb for
ReadyBoost? I upgraded to 8gb RAM and figured I should match my RAM size with
my ReadyBoost size but it will only go to 4090mb.
--
Sam

Colin
Wed Mar 12 11:52:39 PDT 2008

4096 is as far as the slider goes. I use 8GB of ram and a 16gb Xporter and
4096 is all I can use for ReadyBoost on the Xporter.

"Sam Steinhauser" <SamSteinhauser@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:8936BBBF-3391-4218-B795-AD1BA9C4A252@microsoft.com...
> Is there anyway to get Vista Ultimate X64 to use more than 4090mb for
> ReadyBoost? I upgraded to 8gb RAM and figured I should match my RAM size
> with
> my ReadyBoost size but it will only go to 4090mb.
> --
> Sam

Colin
Wed Mar 12 11:59:18 PDT 2008

In any case, at 8GB of ram there should be minimal paging so increasing
ReadyBoost capacity is pretty moot.

"Sam Steinhauser" <SamSteinhauser@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:8936BBBF-3391-4218-B795-AD1BA9C4A252@microsoft.com...
> Is there anyway to get Vista Ultimate X64 to use more than 4090mb for
> ReadyBoost? I upgraded to 8gb RAM and figured I should match my RAM size
> with
> my ReadyBoost size but it will only go to 4090mb.
> --
> Sam

Mark
Wed Mar 12 12:05:09 PDT 2008

ReadyBoost is not much help if you have more than 1 GB of memory except for
booting your system a little faster.

MS Matt Ayers, owner of the ReadyBoost functionality:
Q: How much of a speed increase are we talking about?
A: Well, that depends. On average, a RANDOM 4K read from flash is about 10x
faster than from HDD. Now, how does that translate to end-user perf? Under
memory pressure and heavy disk activity, the system is much more responsive;
on a 4GB machine with few applications running, the ReadyBoost effect is
much less noticable.

Experience from actual users:
http://manicprogrammer.com/cs/blogs/michaelruminer/archive/2007/02/08/375.aspx
3GB RAM, 4GB ReadyBoost, Core 2 Duo, Vista x86
Notice it actually tends to be worse with ReadyBoost in place.
http://www.anandtech.com/systems/showdoc.aspx?i=2917&p=6
Benchmarking with various RAM configurations.


"Sam Steinhauser" <SamSteinhauser@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:8936BBBF-3391-4218-B795-AD1BA9C4A252@microsoft.com...
> Is there anyway to get Vista Ultimate X64 to use more than 4090mb for
> ReadyBoost? I upgraded to 8gb RAM and figured I should match my RAM size
with
> my ReadyBoost size but it will only go to 4090mb.
> --
> Sam

Colin
Wed Mar 12 13:41:11 PDT 2008

I disagree strongly that RB is not much help with more than 1GB of ram. You
need to up that number a LOT.

Vista Ultimate on 2GB of ram uses the pagefile excessively ("excessive page
file activity" is the term the Performance Information and Tools Center uses
to describe the situation). On 3GB it gets much better and on 4GB calms
down nicely. RB alleviates the performance issue resulting from excessive
paging, although not the paging itself.

"Mark" <jmhonzell@nospam.insightbb.com> wrote in message
news:uVcR$PHhIHA.5164@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> ReadyBoost is not much help if you have more than 1 GB of memory except
> for
> booting your system a little faster.
>
> MS Matt Ayers, owner of the ReadyBoost functionality:
> Q: How much of a speed increase are we talking about?
> A: Well, that depends. On average, a RANDOM 4K read from flash is about
> 10x
> faster than from HDD. Now, how does that translate to end-user perf? Under
> memory pressure and heavy disk activity, the system is much more
> responsive;
> on a 4GB machine with few applications running, the ReadyBoost effect is
> much less noticable.
>
> Experience from actual users:
> http://manicprogrammer.com/cs/blogs/michaelruminer/archive/2007/02/08/375.aspx
> 3GB RAM, 4GB ReadyBoost, Core 2 Duo, Vista x86
> Notice it actually tends to be worse with ReadyBoost in place.
> http://www.anandtech.com/systems/showdoc.aspx?i=2917&p=6
> Benchmarking with various RAM configurations.
>
>
> "Sam Steinhauser" <SamSteinhauser@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:8936BBBF-3391-4218-B795-AD1BA9C4A252@microsoft.com...
>> Is there anyway to get Vista Ultimate X64 to use more than 4090mb for
>> ReadyBoost? I upgraded to 8gb RAM and figured I should match my RAM size
> with
>> my ReadyBoost size but it will only go to 4090mb.
>> --
>> Sam
>
>

Dustin
Wed Mar 12 14:07:26 PDT 2008

With 8 GB of RAM, you will not notice much of a speed improvement at all
with Readyboost enabled. With 4 GB of Readyboost, that's plenty for how much
physical RAM you have, jumping that to 8 GB would gain you nothing.

--

Dustin Harper
dharper@vistarip.com
http://www.vistarip.com | Vista Resource & Information Page


"Sam Steinhauser" <SamSteinhauser@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:8936BBBF-3391-4218-B795-AD1BA9C4A252@microsoft.com...
> Is there anyway to get Vista Ultimate X64 to use more than 4090mb for
> ReadyBoost? I upgraded to 8gb RAM and figured I should match my RAM size
> with
> my ReadyBoost size but it will only go to 4090mb.
> --
> Sam

SamSteinhauser
Wed Mar 12 15:02:01 PDT 2008

Thanks for the support folks. I read this long ago that ReadyBoost only went
to 4gb. As I increased my RAM to 8gb and saw my system was still accessing
the ReadyBoost drive somehow I got off on the track that my RedyBoost was
supposed to match my RAM in size. My old 4gb RB drive only had 3.8 gb so now
I can bask in my extra .2gb. :|
At least it's only $33. My first 2gb. in 10/06 was $80
My 4gb. last fall was $20. You can never have enough Flash drives, right?
--
Sam


"Sam Steinhauser" wrote:

> Is there anyway to get Vista Ultimate X64 to use more than 4090mb for
> ReadyBoost? I upgraded to 8gb RAM and figured I should match my RAM size with
> my ReadyBoost size but it will only go to 4090mb.
> --
> Sam

Colin
Wed Mar 12 15:25:33 PDT 2008

I was dumb enough to buy a 16GB fd for RB. Naturally I was thinking it
would double as an fd I would just put in my pocket to move data around.
Silly me, of course it doesn't. Who removes an RB fd? I don't. Wasted
capacity. I should have gotten the 4GB Xporter for $80 less (I still
might).

"Sam Steinhauser" <SamSteinhauser@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:4DEF14E4-174B-428D-A292-6B9C3B6894FC@microsoft.com...
> Thanks for the support folks. I read this long ago that ReadyBoost only
> went
> to 4gb. As I increased my RAM to 8gb and saw my system was still accessing
> the ReadyBoost drive somehow I got off on the track that my RedyBoost was
> supposed to match my RAM in size. My old 4gb RB drive only had 3.8 gb so
> now
> I can bask in my extra .2gb. :|
> At least it's only $33. My first 2gb. in 10/06 was $80
> My 4gb. last fall was $20. You can never have enough Flash drives, right?
> --
> Sam
>
>
> "Sam Steinhauser" wrote:
>
>> Is there anyway to get Vista Ultimate X64 to use more than 4090mb for
>> ReadyBoost? I upgraded to 8gb RAM and figured I should match my RAM size
>> with
>> my ReadyBoost size but it will only go to 4090mb.
>> --
>> Sam

Mark
Thu Mar 13 04:49:47 PDT 2008

I respect your right to disagree and believe that some may experience better
results than benchmarking may indicate. But, I'm always amazed that even
when presented with fact (from separate sources,) emotion, or misplaced
experience will still dictate what we believe is right.

I presented two sources that may not be laboratory results, but clearly
indicate a discrepancy in what you believe while supporting my original
statements.
Even the founder of the ReadyBoost function has stated the gain in using
ReadyBoost is minimal as you increase your base RAM.

Choosing to ignore the facts is known as cognitive dissonance. (Similar to
someone who smokes, yet knows that smoking is killing them.) So, by all
means, enjoy your 16GB fd that you use for ReadyBoost and relish that the
additional $80 you spend on another 4GB fd will maintain your improved
computer performance.


"Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:196C21E2-BD37-40FF-AF1D-A6A2EB6E831F@microsoft.com...
> I disagree strongly that RB is not much help with more than 1GB of ram.
You
> need to up that number a LOT.
>
> Vista Ultimate on 2GB of ram uses the pagefile excessively ("excessive
page
> file activity" is the term the Performance Information and Tools Center
uses
> to describe the situation). On 3GB it gets much better and on 4GB calms
> down nicely. RB alleviates the performance issue resulting from excessive
> paging, although not the paging itself.
>
> "Mark" <jmhonzell@nospam.insightbb.com> wrote in message
> news:uVcR$PHhIHA.5164@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> > ReadyBoost is not much help if you have more than 1 GB of memory except
> > for
> > booting your system a little faster.
> >
> > MS Matt Ayers, owner of the ReadyBoost functionality:
> > Q: How much of a speed increase are we talking about?
> > A: Well, that depends. On average, a RANDOM 4K read from flash is about
> > 10x
> > faster than from HDD. Now, how does that translate to end-user perf?
Under
> > memory pressure and heavy disk activity, the system is much more
> > responsive;
> > on a 4GB machine with few applications running, the ReadyBoost effect is
> > much less noticable.
> >
> > Experience from actual users:
> >
http://manicprogrammer.com/cs/blogs/michaelruminer/archive/2007/02/08/375.aspx
> > 3GB RAM, 4GB ReadyBoost, Core 2 Duo, Vista x86
> > Notice it actually tends to be worse with ReadyBoost in place.
> > http://www.anandtech.com/systems/showdoc.aspx?i=2917&p=6
> > Benchmarking with various RAM configurations.
> >
> >
> > "Sam Steinhauser" <SamSteinhauser@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> > message news:8936BBBF-3391-4218-B795-AD1BA9C4A252@microsoft.com...
> >> Is there anyway to get Vista Ultimate X64 to use more than 4090mb for
> >> ReadyBoost? I upgraded to 8gb RAM and figured I should match my RAM
size
> > with
> >> my ReadyBoost size but it will only go to 4090mb.
> >> --
> >> Sam
> >
> >
>

Charlie
Thu Mar 13 07:49:24 PDT 2008

I think this is more about real world performance of a user who clearly
heavily multi-tasks. And I always think real world trumps benchmarks.
Benchmarks have their place, but they aren't at always reflective of what
real users in real situations will see.

--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/xperts64
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel


"Mark" <jmhonzell@nospam.insightbb.com> wrote in message
news:%232vqXBQhIHA.4396@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>I respect your right to disagree and believe that some may experience
>better
> results than benchmarking may indicate. But, I'm always amazed that even
> when presented with fact (from separate sources,) emotion, or misplaced
> experience will still dictate what we believe is right.
>
> I presented two sources that may not be laboratory results, but clearly
> indicate a discrepancy in what you believe while supporting my original
> statements.
> Even the founder of the ReadyBoost function has stated the gain in using
> ReadyBoost is minimal as you increase your base RAM.
>
> Choosing to ignore the facts is known as cognitive dissonance. (Similar to
> someone who smokes, yet knows that smoking is killing them.) So, by all
> means, enjoy your 16GB fd that you use for ReadyBoost and relish that the
> additional $80 you spend on another 4GB fd will maintain your improved
> computer performance.
>
>
> "Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:196C21E2-BD37-40FF-AF1D-A6A2EB6E831F@microsoft.com...
>> I disagree strongly that RB is not much help with more than 1GB of ram.
> You
>> need to up that number a LOT.
>>
>> Vista Ultimate on 2GB of ram uses the pagefile excessively ("excessive
> page
>> file activity" is the term the Performance Information and Tools Center
> uses
>> to describe the situation). On 3GB it gets much better and on 4GB calms
>> down nicely. RB alleviates the performance issue resulting from
>> excessive
>> paging, although not the paging itself.
>>
>> "Mark" <jmhonzell@nospam.insightbb.com> wrote in message
>> news:uVcR$PHhIHA.5164@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> > ReadyBoost is not much help if you have more than 1 GB of memory except
>> > for
>> > booting your system a little faster.
>> >
>> > MS Matt Ayers, owner of the ReadyBoost functionality:
>> > Q: How much of a speed increase are we talking about?
>> > A: Well, that depends. On average, a RANDOM 4K read from flash is about
>> > 10x
>> > faster than from HDD. Now, how does that translate to end-user perf?
> Under
>> > memory pressure and heavy disk activity, the system is much more
>> > responsive;
>> > on a 4GB machine with few applications running, the ReadyBoost effect
>> > is
>> > much less noticable.
>> >
>> > Experience from actual users:
>> >
> http://manicprogrammer.com/cs/blogs/michaelruminer/archive/2007/02/08/375.aspx
>> > 3GB RAM, 4GB ReadyBoost, Core 2 Duo, Vista x86
>> > Notice it actually tends to be worse with ReadyBoost in place.
>> > http://www.anandtech.com/systems/showdoc.aspx?i=2917&p=6
>> > Benchmarking with various RAM configurations.
>> >
>> >
>> > "Sam Steinhauser" <SamSteinhauser@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> > message news:8936BBBF-3391-4218-B795-AD1BA9C4A252@microsoft.com...
>> >> Is there anyway to get Vista Ultimate X64 to use more than 4090mb for
>> >> ReadyBoost? I upgraded to 8gb RAM and figured I should match my RAM
> size
>> > with
>> >> my ReadyBoost size but it will only go to 4090mb.
>> >> --
>> >> Sam
>> >
>> >
>>
>
>

Charlie
Thu Mar 13 07:50:27 PDT 2008

well, I can take that 16 GB off your hands...

--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/xperts64
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel


"Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:B7C25ED1-A936-4147-AC7F-6617BD78DABE@microsoft.com...
>I was dumb enough to buy a 16GB fd for RB. Naturally I was thinking it
>would double as an fd I would just put in my pocket to move data around.
>Silly me, of course it doesn't. Who removes an RB fd? I don't. Wasted
>capacity. I should have gotten the 4GB Xporter for $80 less (I still
>might).
>
> "Sam Steinhauser" <SamSteinhauser@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:4DEF14E4-174B-428D-A292-6B9C3B6894FC@microsoft.com...
>> Thanks for the support folks. I read this long ago that ReadyBoost only
>> went
>> to 4gb. As I increased my RAM to 8gb and saw my system was still
>> accessing
>> the ReadyBoost drive somehow I got off on the track that my RedyBoost was
>> supposed to match my RAM in size. My old 4gb RB drive only had 3.8 gb so
>> now
>> I can bask in my extra .2gb. :|
>> At least it's only $33. My first 2gb. in 10/06 was $80
>> My 4gb. last fall was $20. You can never have enough Flash drives, right?
>> --
>> Sam
>>
>>
>> "Sam Steinhauser" wrote:
>>
>>> Is there anyway to get Vista Ultimate X64 to use more than 4090mb for
>>> ReadyBoost? I upgraded to 8gb RAM and figured I should match my RAM size
>>> with
>>> my ReadyBoost size but it will only go to 4090mb.
>>> --
>>> Sam
>

R
Thu Mar 13 09:06:05 PDT 2008

Hi, Colin.

So trade that one 16 GB for two 8 GBs. You have lots of USB slots, right?
Leave the RB inserted all the time and carry the other one around in your
pocket. ;<)

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
rc@grandecom.net
Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Live Mail 2008 in Vista Ultimate x64 SP1)

"Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:B7C25ED1-A936-4147-AC7F-6617BD78DABE@microsoft.com...
> I was dumb enough to buy a 16GB fd for RB. Naturally I was thinking it
> would double as an fd I would just put in my pocket to move data around.
> Silly me, of course it doesn't. Who removes an RB fd? I don't. Wasted
> capacity. I should have gotten the 4GB Xporter for $80 less (I still
> might)

Mark
Thu Mar 13 09:20:21 PDT 2008

Good point.
That's why I tried to include a non-professional "benchmark" from a real
user and a comment from the owner.
But, as you stated, it is always very dependant upon how the user actually
uses their machine.

One user will find ReadyBoost, ReadyBoot and ReadyDrive to be the perfect
combination to improve performance where the exact opposite occurs with the
next user simply due to how they use their computer.


"Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message
news:A96F84FF-A4BB-4A7A-BF9E-874B9AE07A2E@microsoft.com...
> I think this is more about real world performance of a user who clearly
> heavily multi-tasks. And I always think real world trumps benchmarks.
> Benchmarks have their place, but they aren't at always reflective of what
> real users in real situations will see.
>
> --
> Charlie.
> http://msmvps.com/xperts64
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>
>
> "Mark" <jmhonzell@nospam.insightbb.com> wrote in message
> news:%232vqXBQhIHA.4396@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> >I respect your right to disagree and believe that some may experience
> >better
> > results than benchmarking may indicate. But, I'm always amazed that even
> > when presented with fact (from separate sources,) emotion, or misplaced
> > experience will still dictate what we believe is right.
> >
> > I presented two sources that may not be laboratory results, but clearly
> > indicate a discrepancy in what you believe while supporting my original
> > statements.
> > Even the founder of the ReadyBoost function has stated the gain in using
> > ReadyBoost is minimal as you increase your base RAM.
> >
> > Choosing to ignore the facts is known as cognitive dissonance. (Similar
to
> > someone who smokes, yet knows that smoking is killing them.) So, by all
> > means, enjoy your 16GB fd that you use for ReadyBoost and relish that
the
> > additional $80 you spend on another 4GB fd will maintain your improved
> > computer performance.
> >
> >
> > "Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message
> > news:196C21E2-BD37-40FF-AF1D-A6A2EB6E831F@microsoft.com...
> >> I disagree strongly that RB is not much help with more than 1GB of ram.
> > You
> >> need to up that number a LOT.
> >>
> >> Vista Ultimate on 2GB of ram uses the pagefile excessively ("excessive
> > page
> >> file activity" is the term the Performance Information and Tools Center
> > uses
> >> to describe the situation). On 3GB it gets much better and on 4GB
calms
> >> down nicely. RB alleviates the performance issue resulting from
> >> excessive
> >> paging, although not the paging itself.
> >>
> >> "Mark" <jmhonzell@nospam.insightbb.com> wrote in message
> >> news:uVcR$PHhIHA.5164@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> >> > ReadyBoost is not much help if you have more than 1 GB of memory
except
> >> > for
> >> > booting your system a little faster.
> >> >
> >> > MS Matt Ayers, owner of the ReadyBoost functionality:
> >> > Q: How much of a speed increase are we talking about?
> >> > A: Well, that depends. On average, a RANDOM 4K read from flash is
about
> >> > 10x
> >> > faster than from HDD. Now, how does that translate to end-user perf?
> > Under
> >> > memory pressure and heavy disk activity, the system is much more
> >> > responsive;
> >> > on a 4GB machine with few applications running, the ReadyBoost effect
> >> > is
> >> > much less noticable.
> >> >
> >> > Experience from actual users:
> >> >
> >
http://manicprogrammer.com/cs/blogs/michaelruminer/archive/2007/02/08/375.aspx
> >> > 3GB RAM, 4GB ReadyBoost, Core 2 Duo, Vista x86
> >> > Notice it actually tends to be worse with ReadyBoost in place.
> >> > http://www.anandtech.com/systems/showdoc.aspx?i=2917&p=6
> >> > Benchmarking with various RAM configurations.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Sam Steinhauser" <SamSteinhauser@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >> > message news:8936BBBF-3391-4218-B795-AD1BA9C4A252@microsoft.com...
> >> >> Is there anyway to get Vista Ultimate X64 to use more than 4090mb
for
> >> >> ReadyBoost? I upgraded to 8gb RAM and figured I should match my RAM
> > size
> >> > with
> >> >> my ReadyBoost size but it will only go to 4090mb.
> >> >> --
> >> >> Sam
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >
>

Colin
Thu Mar 13 11:11:57 PDT 2008

Yeah, I know, you always were my favorite.

"Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message
news:11E5E59F-564F-47EC-89AF-732CAAB9A323@microsoft.com...
> well, I can take that 16 GB off your hands...
>
> --
> Charlie.
> http://msmvps.com/xperts64
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>
>
> "Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:B7C25ED1-A936-4147-AC7F-6617BD78DABE@microsoft.com...
>>I was dumb enough to buy a 16GB fd for RB. Naturally I was thinking it
>>would double as an fd I would just put in my pocket to move data around.
>>Silly me, of course it doesn't. Who removes an RB fd? I don't. Wasted
>>capacity. I should have gotten the 4GB Xporter for $80 less (I still
>>might).
>>
>> "Sam Steinhauser" <SamSteinhauser@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message news:4DEF14E4-174B-428D-A292-6B9C3B6894FC@microsoft.com...
>>> Thanks for the support folks. I read this long ago that ReadyBoost only
>>> went
>>> to 4gb. As I increased my RAM to 8gb and saw my system was still
>>> accessing
>>> the ReadyBoost drive somehow I got off on the track that my RedyBoost
>>> was
>>> supposed to match my RAM in size. My old 4gb RB drive only had 3.8 gb so
>>> now
>>> I can bask in my extra .2gb. :|
>>> At least it's only $33. My first 2gb. in 10/06 was $80
>>> My 4gb. last fall was $20. You can never have enough Flash drives,
>>> right?
>>> --
>>> Sam
>>>
>>>
>>> "Sam Steinhauser" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Is there anyway to get Vista Ultimate X64 to use more than 4090mb for
>>>> ReadyBoost? I upgraded to 8gb RAM and figured I should match my RAM
>>>> size with
>>>> my ReadyBoost size but it will only go to 4090mb.
>>>> --
>>>> Sam
>>
>

Colin
Thu Mar 13 11:13:54 PDT 2008

Of course. But one new 8GB and what I've already got does the job (I know,
you and Charlie know how to send a UPS label, but forget it!).

"R. C. White" <rc@grandecom.net> wrote in message
news:3C8DE1FA-7BB8-4E86-908C-ABE279063C86@microsoft.com...
> Hi, Colin.
>
> So trade that one 16 GB for two 8 GBs. You have lots of USB slots, right?
> Leave the RB inserted all the time and carry the other one around in your
> pocket. ;<)
>
> RC
> --
> R. C. White, CPA
> San Marcos, TX
> rc@grandecom.net
> Microsoft Windows MVP
> (Running Windows Live Mail 2008 in Vista Ultimate x64 SP1)
>
> "Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:B7C25ED1-A936-4147-AC7F-6617BD78DABE@microsoft.com...
>> I was dumb enough to buy a 16GB fd for RB. Naturally I was thinking it
>> would double as an fd I would just put in my pocket to move data around.
>> Silly me, of course it doesn't. Who removes an RB fd? I don't. Wasted
>> capacity. I should have gotten the 4GB Xporter for $80 less (I still
>> might)
>

DevilsPGD
Thu Mar 13 12:07:36 PDT 2008

In message <#lhfjYShIHA.3940@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl> "Mark"
<jmhonzell@nospam.insightbb.com> wrote:

>Good point.
>That's why I tried to include a non-professional "benchmark" from a real
>user and a comment from the owner.
>But, as you stated, it is always very dependant upon how the user actually
>uses their machine.
>
>One user will find ReadyBoost, ReadyBoot and ReadyDrive to be the perfect
>combination to improve performance where the exact opposite occurs with the
>next user simply due to how they use their computer.

Not only that, but hardware specs that most users don't understand, or
aren't even aware of.

Drive performance, for example, is highly variable depending not only on
the interface and speed, but bit density (number of platters,
bytes-per-platter, bit orientation), drive controller firmware, drive
firmware, drive cache size, etc.

Compare a Seagate 7200.8 500GB vs 7200.11 500GB drive and you'll see
some amazing performance differences. ReadyBoost may close the gap
somewhat during certain operation, especially if there is a minimal
amount of other activity happening at the same time as an application
launches who's files are cached in ReadyBoost.

Compare modern chipsets that can easily max out a USB device, vs older
systems that rely on the CPU to do far more work with regards to USB
devices and ultimately can barely even meet ReadyBoost's minimum
requirements.

Laptops tend to show better ReadyBoost performance then desktops since
you tend to have less RAM (higher prices, less expandability) and slower
hard drives (to conserve power), but conversely, a laptop is more likely
to use a more modest chipset, so USB performance may not be up to par.

Charlie
Fri Mar 14 12:58:33 PDT 2008

We do know that trick, certainly. :)

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"Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:60411FCF-7637-4EEC-AD7A-E5823A99096F@microsoft.com...
> Of course. But one new 8GB and what I've already got does the job (I
> know, you and Charlie know how to send a UPS label, but forget it!).
>
> "R. C. White" <rc@grandecom.net> wrote in message
> news:3C8DE1FA-7BB8-4E86-908C-ABE279063C86@microsoft.com...
>> Hi, Colin.
>>
>> So trade that one 16 GB for two 8 GBs. You have lots of USB slots,
>> right? Leave the RB inserted all the time and carry the other one around
>> in your pocket. ;<)
>>
>> RC
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>> R. C. White, CPA
>> San Marcos, TX
>> rc@grandecom.net
>> Microsoft Windows MVP
>> (Running Windows Live Mail 2008 in Vista Ultimate x64 SP1)
>>
>> "Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:B7C25ED1-A936-4147-AC7F-6617BD78DABE@microsoft.com...
>>> I was dumb enough to buy a 16GB fd for RB. Naturally I was thinking it
>>> would double as an fd I would just put in my pocket to move data around.
>>> Silly me, of course it doesn't. Who removes an RB fd? I don't. Wasted
>>> capacity. I should have gotten the 4GB Xporter for $80 less (I still
>>> might)
>>
>