Ready Boost - how and why

Can you use ready boost with SD cards and other memory cards, or is it only
usb devices? I know it's not as good as RAM, but how does it compare? I am
getting a laptop with 2GB of DDR2 RAM, would ready boost increase my speed at
all? What size memory stick would I need if it is dedicated to ready boost?
Thanks.

"Doug" <Doug@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Can you use ready boost with SD cards and other memory cards, or is it
> only
> usb devices? I know it's not as good as RAM, but how does it compare? I
> am
> getting a laptop with 2GB of DDR2 RAM, would ready boost increase my speed
> at
> all? What size memory stick would I need if it is dedicated to ready
> boost?
> Thanks.

In my experience, Readyboost is of little or no value on a computer with 2gb
of ram.

--
Jim

Well maybe this article will help you decide :
> 'Tom Archer's Blog : ReadyBoost Q&A'
> (http://blogs.msdn.com/tomarcher/arch...02/615199.aspx)


--
Asky

Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 @ 3Ghz(333 X 9) | Asus P5B | 1GB Kingston Value
DDR2 667 | Sapphire X1900GT | Samsung 940BW | Mushkin XP-650 PSU |XBOX
360 Controller | Vista Ultimate X64 |

I am using a 2GB Ultra II SD card whose slot is built into my 1 GB Vista 32
laptop and notice an improvement with games that require virtual memory.

"Doug" <Doug@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
newsBA315A9-63DD-4CBB-A18B-698BEB58C209@microsoft.com...
> Can you use ready boost with SD cards and other memory cards, or is it
> only
> usb devices? I know it's not as good as RAM, but how does it compare? I
> am
> getting a laptop with 2GB of DDR2 RAM, would ready boost increase my speed
> at
> all? What size memory stick would I need if it is dedicated to ready
> boost?
> Thanks.