stevenhill
New Member
The effect of ReadyBoost will be greater if you are on a PC that is currently struggling to keep up with everything you throw at it. Typically, a struggling machine (that’s not infected with malware) has low available memory and runs slow because your hard disk is being thrashed with inputs and outputs (IO) of data the operating system needs available (should be stored in RAM) and historical data used to speed up routine processes (Superfetch.)
In other words, if your PC has 512MB of RAM then you’re going to see a big improvement using ReadyBoost. However, you’ll see an even greater improvement by adding more RAM, which for another 512 MB / 1GB can be about the same price as a good quality 4GB flash drive. I’d go with the extra memory (more about that later.)
In other words, if your PC has 512MB of RAM then you’re going to see a big improvement using ReadyBoost. However, you’ll see an even greater improvement by adding more RAM, which for another 512 MB / 1GB can be about the same price as a good quality 4GB flash drive. I’d go with the extra memory (more about that later.)
