Vista - Need list of ReadyBoost "certified" USB Flash drives

Check out some of these pages:

http://www.activewin.com/reviews/har...adyboost.shtml

http://blogs.msdn.com/tomarcher/arch...14/576548.aspx

http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=186

You might want to search this NG for other links. People are starting to
compile lists of those.


"Fred Morrison" <fmorrison@erols.com> wrote in message
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> Having just been burned by buying a 4GB USB Flash drive that says "Windows
> Vista Compatible" on the package that turned out to be too slow for the
> random read/write speeds that ReadyBoost requires, I'm now looking for a
> list of Windows Vista ReadyBoost-certified USB flash drives, specifically
> one with a 4GB capacity.
>
> Apparently, many manufacturers are dumping their old product onto the
> market with just the words "USB 2.0 Hi-Speed" or "Windows Vista
> Compatible" on the package. They don't use the words Windows Vista
> "exploitive" or "works with ReadyBoost", hoping guys like me won't be the
> wiser. I've also learned that while many USB flash drives appear to have
> the minimum required read/write speed in their specs, they don't tell you
> that is for sequential read/writes. ReadyBoost, however, is almost
> entirely random in its read/write operations.
>

Having just been burned by buying a 4GB USB Flash drive that says "Windows Vista Compatible" on the
package that turned out to be too slow for the random read/write speeds that ReadyBoost requires,
I'm now looking for a list of Windows Vista ReadyBoost-certified USB flash drives, specifically one
with a 4GB capacity.

Apparently, many manufacturers are dumping their old product onto the market with just the words
"USB 2.0 Hi-Speed" or "Windows Vista Compatible" on the package. They don't use the words Windows
Vista "exploitive" or "works with ReadyBoost", hoping guys like me won't be the wiser. I've also
learned that while many USB flash drives appear to have the minimum required read/write speed in
their specs, they don't tell you that is for sequential read/writes. ReadyBoost, however, is
almost entirely random in its read/write operations.

Try the Patriot XT or the Corsair TurboFlash

-- Andy


"Fred Morrison" <fmorrison@erols.com> wrote in message
news:eZah$eaXHHA.3272@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Having just been burned by buying a 4GB USB Flash drive that says "Windows
> Vista Compatible" on the package that turned out to be too slow for the
> random read/write speeds that ReadyBoost requires, I'm now looking for a
> list of Windows Vista ReadyBoost-certified USB flash drives, specifically
> one with a 4GB capacity.
>
> Apparently, many manufacturers are dumping their old product onto the
> market with just the words "USB 2.0 Hi-Speed" or "Windows Vista
> Compatible" on the package. They don't use the words Windows Vista
> "exploitive" or "works with ReadyBoost", hoping guys like me won't be the
> wiser. I've also learned that while many USB flash drives appear to have
> the minimum required read/write speed in their specs, they don't tell you
> that is for sequential read/writes. ReadyBoost, however, is almost
> entirely random in its read/write operations.
>

I'm using an APacer HT-203 which is really fast. On my system read speed is
8124 and write is 12483. Comes with a nice little docking station which
allowed me to put it on my desktop without having it stick out of my
computers USB port. Best price I found was here:
http://www.meritline.com/apacer-usb-...e-2gb-red.html
They also have the 4GB model.
Bob

"Andyistic" <andyistic@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Try the Patriot XT or the Corsair TurboFlash
>
> -- Andy
>
>
> "Fred Morrison" <fmorrison@erols.com> wrote in message
> news:eZah$eaXHHA.3272@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Having just been burned by buying a 4GB USB Flash drive that says
>> "Windows Vista Compatible" on the package that turned out to be too slow
>> for the random read/write speeds that ReadyBoost requires, I'm now
>> looking for a list of Windows Vista ReadyBoost-certified USB flash
>> drives, specifically one with a 4GB capacity.
>>
>> Apparently, many manufacturers are dumping their old product onto the
>> market with just the words "USB 2.0 Hi-Speed" or "Windows Vista
>> Compatible" on the package. They don't use the words Windows Vista
>> "exploitive" or "works with ReadyBoost", hoping guys like me won't be the
>> wiser. I've also learned that while many USB flash drives appear to
>> have the minimum required read/write speed in their specs, they don't
>> tell you that is for sequential read/writes. ReadyBoost, however, is
>> almost entirely random in its read/write operations.
>>
>
>

Grant Gibson has put together a very nice list of compatible flash drives.
He also has a few blogs about problems with Readyboost. Check out his site
here:
http://www.grantgibson.co.uk/misc/readyboost/

-
Jason Beaudette

"Fred Morrison" <fmorrison@erols.com> wrote in message
news:eZah$eaXHHA.3272@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Having just been burned by buying a 4GB USB Flash drive that says "Windows
> Vista Compatible" on the package that turned out to be too slow for the
> random read/write speeds that ReadyBoost requires, I'm now looking for a
> list of Windows Vista ReadyBoost-certified USB flash drives, specifically
> one with a 4GB capacity.
>
> Apparently, many manufacturers are dumping their old product onto the
> market with just the words "USB 2.0 Hi-Speed" or "Windows Vista
> Compatible" on the package. They don't use the words Windows Vista
> "exploitive" or "works with ReadyBoost", hoping guys like me won't be the
> wiser. I've also learned that while many USB flash drives appear to have
> the minimum required read/write speed in their specs, they don't tell you
> that is for sequential read/writes. ReadyBoost, however, is almost
> entirely random in its read/write operations.
>