Readyboost=Ram for netbook?

Biz.Kid09

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I have been thinking of getting some ram for my netbook however my friend has just told me about 'Readyboost'...now hes told me this is virtual ram :confused:....so if i plug in a memory stick and have it setup for readyboost will it work the same as if i had another 1gb ram (if i set 1gb for readyboost)? or does it make no impact and i would be best off with another physical 1gb of ram?
Thanks guys
 
It will be better than leaving it as is

It's significantly slower than another physical stick.

In general, it's pretty useless... just stick another/a new stick of ram in
 
Oh ok....well i might try it and see because i mean im doing fine on 1gb but just thought that it might improve it a little...
Is there anything else i can use to make my netbook a little quicker? any other tweaks/programs etc?
 
If you really get into it there's hundreds of things you can do.

My aim with my netbook is just to keep it as clean as possible. I'd also reduce the number of services that run on startup. Other than that, just defrag regularly.

The second gig of ram can make a massive difference for most netbooks though: the atoms seem to really like 2gb.
 
ok...how do i reduce the services?....i will run a defrag now....Which program do you recommend i use for spyware removal etc,ive been told CCLEANER and spybot are good? I dont want to download them all and fill up my pc.
Will i benefit by installing windows 7?
 
The usb pen ideally needs to be readyboost ready. vista has a 4gb limit and W7 is significantly high that you dont need to worry. I have a 4gb pen in my pc and i actually do notice a difference (i only have 4gb of ram in my pc which is 2 years old)
 
MagicBoy said:
Readyboost = Pointless
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No it isn't.

Stick proper RAM in instead.
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ReadyBoost is not a replacement for RAM. ReadyBoost is basically a form of caching and will intercept reads and writes to your hard drive and then stores the data into the file located on the ReadyBoost device and since flash drives are faster than hard drives for random I/O operations, it will help the slow random I/O performance of hard drives. Have a read of the *ReadyBoost* section of this article here if you would like more of an in-depth understanding regarding ReadyBoost. :)
 
Readyboost isn't pointless at all, but confusing it for RAM is completely daft. It is only of any use if you use magnetic platter based HDDs, and all it does is act as extra cache for the drives.

This cuts down seek times, and aids loading times of apps/services/files/etc.

It however won't allow you to run more resource hungry software, doesn't act as paging space, and dosen't have any performance increases for apps already running.

It is used concurrently with superfetch.

Anyone who thinks that it's pointless, or thinks of it as a substitute for extra RAM really needs to do some reading.

EDIT: damn you Fire Wizard :p but at least it gets the point across :D
 
I know exactly what it is and does. Even the Microsoft trainers slate it as pointless...

In the context of the OP, ReadyBoost is a poor solution.
 
Biz.Kid09 said:
I have been thinking of getting some ram for my netbook however my friend has just told me about 'Readyboost'...now hes told me this is virtual ram :confused:....so if i plug in a memory stick and have it setup for readyboost will it work the same as if i had another 1gb ram (if i set 1gb for readyboost)? or does it make no impact and i would be best off with another physical 1gb of ram?
Thanks guys
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ReadyBoost is no substitute for RAM as already been said. 1GB of RAM these days is a very low amount and you should defiantly see a nice improvement by upgrading to 2GB. This in conjunction with using ReadyBoost should see you along quite nicely.

I'm not quite sure why I responded to this thread in such a backwards manner though, addressing you last. Sorry. :(
 
No problem mate....Hmmm im going to have to spend around £40 for some ram....might have to wait and see if there is any in MM as i dont really need it and im saving up......
 
Damn, you're right, memory seems to have shot up in price for some reason. I put a 2GB stick of Crucial memory in my Samsung NC10 netbook which I ordered on the 29th May 2009 and it came to a grand total of £16.98. Going back to that site now it costs £40.99 for the same item.
 
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MagicBoy said:
I know exactly what it is and does. Even the Microsoft trainers slate it as pointless...

In the context of the OP, ReadyBoost is a poor solution.
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1GB of RAM is plenty for a Netbook though. ReadyBoost makes more sense as it will save some battery power by cutting down on hard disk activity.
 
SSD > ready boost yea?

I noticed no difference using ready boost and not using ready boost on vista, but then again letting it pre fetch and stuff with 8gb of ram negated the need, and microsoft had said it wasn't worth using it if you already ahd more than 4gb of ram as it wouldn't get used much.

now I've got an ssd as well i see no point in it. But you have made me want to go and get a netbook, so i can use my 4gb readyboost usb key....got thats purchasing the wrong way round lol
 
lol........netbooks are awesome and atm its my main pc and i reckon that it will be for a while as i have no need to get a better pc/laptop.....I think i might wait a while yet and see if the $-£ changes and if it doesnt then i wont bother with any more ram....
 
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