CoreDuo, 2GB RAM: ReadyBoost or not?

[Ike]

I've seen conflicting information regarding the advantages of
ReadyBoost. For this Dell Core Duo laptop it's trivial to leave
a 1GB SD card in the appropriate slot - but would there be a net
gain, or not?

 

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

Ike

Everything depends on how you use the computer. This is why you see a lot of
conflicting information. With 2GB of RAM, you will need to do some very
heavy multi-tasking or gaming to really stress the system.

It wasn't that long ago when we were wondering about going from 16 to 32
"MB" of RAM. <g>

 

[Richard G. Harper]

ReadyBoost does not do anything to assist or compensate for processor speed
so the type or speed of processor is irrelevant. What it does do ... well,
read here:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/features/details/readyboost.mspx

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[Val]

It wasn't that long ago when we were wondering about going from 16 to 32
"MB" of RAM. <g>

Um, that was about 10 years ago!

How time flies when we're having fun.

Val

 

[Sumer Yamaner]

Readyboost will boost up your disk performance and in my opinion it would be
most pronounced in a laptop where the hard disk is not a speed star. Maybe
your Windows Experience Index score can help you for your decision. If the
lowest value is the disk score you may consider using a readyboost device.

Sumer Yamaner