Readboost 150x SD vs. 233x CF

I'm debating between spending $10-15 for a 150x 2gb SD card versus
$20-25 dollars for a 233x 2 gb CF card for use with readyboost in
Vista.

Anyone have any thoughts about how much speed difference it would
make?

Thanks in advance.

Neither will make any difference. Chances are it will slow down you
computer. Readyboost will only improve the performance if you 512MB o
your computer

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bmn

Why waste money on Readyboost? Buy more ram. There is no cost/benefit to
Readyboost.

Ramone

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> I'm debating between spending $10-15 for a 150x 2gb SD card versus
> $20-25 dollars for a 233x 2 gb CF card for use with readyboost in
> Vista.
>
> Anyone have any thoughts about how much speed difference it would
> make?
>
> Thanks in advance.

I've already got 3gb of RAM, and from what I've read, there is a
benefit to Readyboost. For $15-25 I think it's worth a try.

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From what I've read the benefit is just not there, especially if you already
have that much ram. If you are not already using all your ram you are
wasting your money, unless you have a camera. Most reports either say they
can't tell or that the boost is too minimal to be worth it. It's your money.

http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/0...schmeddyboost/

Ramone

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> I've already got 3gb of RAM, and from what I've read, there is a
> benefit to Readyboost. For $15-25 I think it's worth a try.

I think the Pitstop article is equivalent to a hit and run.
Readyboost is supposed to take some time to determine your program
usage pattern before it shows improvement. You shouldn't (and I
wouldn't) expect to plug it in and see your system suddenly come to
life.

> I've already got 3gb of RAM, and from what I've read, there is a
> benefit to Readyboost. For $15-25 I think it's worth a try.
>
>
Since you may not see much benefit perhaps the way to decide is to choose
something that you have another use for? You may also want to confirm that
your computer's card reader supports ReadyBoost. Mine does not and I only
discovered it by trying to use SD memory for ReadyBoost - I received the
message "unsupported interface".

That was one of many similar articles. You've obviously already made up your
mind so go buy it. The only replies you have are that it's not worth it. So
why waste our time?

Ramone

<> wrote in message
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>I think the Pitstop article is equivalent to a hit and run.
> Readyboost is supposed to take some time to determine your program
> usage pattern before it shows improvement. You shouldn't (and I
> wouldn't) expect to plug it in and see your system suddenly come to
> life.

If you insist on getting a readyboost capable device you should get one no
smaller than 3gb, 4gb would be better. A 1:1 ratio of readyboost to ram is
the minimum recommended with a 2.5:1 max. However, the highest Vista will
use is 4gb, so you'll have a 1.33 to 1 which is on the lower end.

Ramone

<> wrote in message
news:8e33464f-e3db-47b2-93a1-...
>I think the Pitstop article is equivalent to a hit and run.
> Readyboost is supposed to take some time to determine your program
> usage pattern before it shows improvement. You shouldn't (and I
> wouldn't) expect to plug it in and see your system suddenly come to
> life.