CoreDuo, 2GB RAM: ReadyBoost or not?

I've seen conflicting information regarding the advantages of
ReadyBoost. For this Dell Core Duo laptop it's trivial to leave
a 1GB SD card in the appropriate slot - but would there be a net
gain, or not?

Ike

Everything depends on how you use the computer. This is why you see a lot of
conflicting information. With 2GB of RAM, you will need to do some very
heavy multi-tasking or gaming to really stress the system.

It wasn't that long ago when we were wondering about going from 16 to 32
"MB" of RAM. <g>
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"Ike" <> wrote in message
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> I've seen conflicting information regarding the advantages of ReadyBoost.
> For this Dell Core Duo laptop it's trivial to leave a 1GB SD card in the
> appropriate slot - but would there be a net gain, or not?
>
>

ReadyBoost does not do anything to assist or compensate for processor speed
so the type or speed of processor is irrelevant. What it does do ... well,
read here:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...eadyboost.mspx

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"Ike" <> wrote in message
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> I've seen conflicting information regarding the advantages of ReadyBoost.
> For this Dell Core Duo laptop it's trivial to leave a 1GB SD card in the
> appropriate slot - but would there be a net gain, or not?
>
>

"Ronnie Vernon MVP" <> wrote in message
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>
> It wasn't that long ago when we were wondering about going from 16 to 32
> "MB" of RAM. <g>
> --
>

Um, that was about 10 years ago!

How time flies when we're having fun.

Val

Readyboost will boost up your disk performance and in my opinion it would be
most pronounced in a laptop where the hard disk is not a speed star. Maybe
your Windows Experience Index score can help you for your decision. If the
lowest value is the disk score you may consider using a readyboost device.

Sumer Yamaner

"Ike" <>, iletisinde þunu yazdý,
news:f7rmp0$ela$...
> I've seen conflicting information regarding the advantages of ReadyBoost.
> For this Dell Core Duo laptop it's trivial to leave a 1GB SD card in the
> appropriate slot - but would there be a net gain, or not?
>
>