On 2007-01-26, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> claimed:
> __/ [ AB ] on Friday 26 January 2007 11:33 \__
>
>> On 2007-01-26, Ewok <ewok313@xxxxxxxxx> claimed:
>>>
>>>
>>> On Jan 24, 1:24 am, "VistaKing" <BushIsATrai...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> One of the exciting new
>>>> concepts of Windows VistaT involves bsting your PC's memory without the
>>>> annoying hassle of physically opening your computer and installing RAM.
>>>>
>>>> This feature is Windows ReadyB st, and it uses your removable USB flash
>>>> drive to improve your system's performance easily and immediately. Just
>>>> connect your USB flash drive and you're ready to go with improved speed!
>>>> Perfect for gamers!
>>>>
>>>
>>> Does this mean that they are using USB-memory as extra RAM.
>>
>> Not a bright idea. But that's what it sounds like.
>>
>>>> A great way to get ready for an enhanced gaming and multimedia
>>>> experience with Windows VistaT and Windows ReadyBst is to pick up a
>>>> new Centrios USB flash drive. Pump up the power of your system with
>>>> a 512MB or whopping 2GB flash drive. Get yours today and enjoy more
>>>> productivity and entertainment at home or on the go!
>>>>
>>>
>>> Sounds like a smart way of burning cash. Correct me anyone if I am
>>> wrong. USB memories can be read as many times as you wish, but only
>>> wrote at a limited amount of times. Using a flash drive as RAM, would
>>> destroy it rather quickly. Sounds like the M$ to me.
>>
>> It'll burn money alright. And it's slow. In fact, if using a slow USB
>> jumpdrive is supposed to speed Vista up, this is a nice little backdoor
>> confession of how slow Vista really is.
>>
>> If, instead of a flash drive, they'd recommended a USB hard drive, like
>> one of the 2G or larger pocket drives, this might make some semblance
>> of sense. Then again, some of those are priced about the same as the
>> additional RAM that would work better for the same purpose. And drive
>> would still be slower than the extra memory.
>
> My external hard-drive is treated like a USB mass-storage device and I can
> only imagine the performance of RAM-related operations relying on a
> hard-drive, which stops spinning when it's idle (by design).
If it's running on Winders it may never have time to spin down. But if
it does a hard drive would be slow enough, and a flash drive would be
unbearable.
> RAM is not expensive. My 256MB of RAM are cheap and they serve me well. When
> an O/S 'sweet point' is at 4GB of RAM (according to The Inquirer), then you
> reinvent the whole concept of RAM by plugging peripherals that are slower
> and less reliable (can you say BSoD?). Why not create a CRT that consumes
> 500 watts per hour and start selling computers with a detached generator?
That's right, 4G. I guess a small pocket hard drive would still be
cheaper than that. I have a 5 gigger that's fairly fast, considering
it's running over USB, which slows things down. I only paid about $100
for it a year or so ago. It's still slower than RAM, too, but nowhere
near as bad as a flash drive.
Not to mention the flash drive would wear out in no time. Making the MS
"solution" a stupid one. Surprise!
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Microsoft: The company that made computing dangerous.
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