Best 1gig Ready boost drive

[littlebitstrouds]

I refuse to invest in any more ddr for my pc at home. I will be putting Vista on it though. It already has 1 gig of ram, knowing that it's good to match ram to ready boost size, I am looking for the best performing ready boost drive to match with it. Any ideas?

 

[Bill Kunert]

Some time back one of these sites had a rating on various usb drives as far as speed was concerned. I don't remember where it was but you might do a Google.

 

[n7]

I wouldn't get only 1 GB when usb drives are so cheap.

I use a 2 GB OCZ Rally 2; they're dirt cheap on sales here in Canaduh.

 

[zephyrprime]

Ram is sooo much better. Readyboost hardly provides any benefit compared to more ram.

 

[Nnyan]

Of course having all the ram you need is best but with 2GB flash going for less then $30 this is a viable alternative for budget restricted people.

All the tests I've seen indicate that this does help performance in certain situations.

http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/01/31/...etch-and-readyboostanalyzed/page6.html

 

[n7]

Originally posted by: zephyrprime
Ram is sooo much better. Readyboost hardly provides any benefit compared to more ram.

I'd disagree somewhat.

Certainly RAM is more important, but if you have 2 GB already, throwing in a cheap 2 GB Readboost drive isn't a bad idea.
Then again, if you can afford to go to 4 GB RAM (assuming you don't mind running Vista 64), then by all means, do that.

With Vista, i don't think you can really have too much RAM, & Readyboost is a nice extension of that for those who don't want to jump to Vista 64.

I am thinking about upgrading my 4 GB RAM + 2 GB Readyboost to 4 GB Readyboost.

 

[betasub]

Originally posted by: n7

Originally posted by: zephyrprime
Ram is sooo much better. Readyboost hardly provides any benefit compared to more ram.

I'd disagree somewhat.

Certainly RAM is more important, but if you have 2 GB already, throwing in a cheap 2 GB Readboost drive isn't a bad idea.
Then again, if you can afford to go to 4 GB RAM (assuming you don't mind running Vista 64), then by all means, do that.

With Vista, i don't think you can really have too much RAM, & Readyboost is a nice extension of that for those who don't want to jump to Vista 64.

I am thinking about upgrading my 4 GB RAM + 2 GB Readyboost to 4 GB Readyboost.

All very nice, but what about OP's position: 1GB DDR. Is xGB Readyboost going to be better than sinking $ into adding another 1GB of DDR?

 

[Mem]

This Anandtech article might help .

 

[littlebitstrouds]

Originally posted by: betasub

Originally posted by: n7

Originally posted by: zephyrprime
Ram is sooo much better. Readyboost hardly provides any benefit compared to more ram.

I'd disagree somewhat.

Certainly RAM is more important, but if you have 2 GB already, throwing in a cheap 2 GB Readboost drive isn't a bad idea.
Then again, if you can afford to go to 4 GB RAM (assuming you don't mind running Vista 64), then by all means, do that.

With Vista, i don't think you can really have too much RAM, & Readyboost is a nice extension of that for those who don't want to jump to Vista 64.

I am thinking about upgrading my 4 GB RAM + 2 GB Readyboost to 4 GB Readyboost.

All very nice, but what about OP's position: 1GB DDR. Is xGB Readyboost going to be better than sinking $ into adding another 1GB of DDR?

Yeah this is my question's point, I will probably be upgrading to a ddr2 setup or even ddr3 (provided it's a proven choice) sometime soon. After that my "backup" rig with only 1 gig ddr will be just fine as my htpc in my living room, so I see no reason to buy more ddr right now when readyboost could be a viable option.

Most reviews that I've seen are a bit old and I know flash is a technology that is constantly getting better and better. So I was wondering if anyone had any good tips. While I appreciate the advice, I fully understand what I am asking: simply, from experience or whatever knowledge base, what would you recomend for a good 1-2 gig flash drive that will primarily be used for ready boost. Thanks

 

[Mem]

I'm using PEAK II Xtreme 200X USB 2.0 Flash Drive 4GB,link. with my Vista x64,fast and does the job.

 

[mercanucaribe]

Flash drives are slower than hard drives. Write speeds are usually something like 5MB/sec, read is 10. RAM is cheap now.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Here is an extensive round-up of 4gb flash drives, some of them are very fast at pretty low prices - http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/memory/display/4gb-usbflash-roundup.html

 

[krotchy]

I heard the corsair turboflash is the best way to go for these. They cost like 25 bucks at the egg.