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Wonderman - 16 Apr 2008 19:55 GMT

Has anyone had any luck using a Memory Stick ( 2GB and up ) in Vista
ReadyBoost ?

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adrenalin - 16 Apr 2008 20:05 GMT

Yes, I use a 4 GB sandisk cruzer micro. There hasn't been that
noticeable of a difference since I am already maxed out with memory but
I can tell it is working. Are you having troubles with it?

> Has anyone had any luck using a Memory Stick ( 2GB and up ) in Vista
> ReadyBoost ?

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John Barnett MVP - 16 Apr 2008 20:15 GMT

I have a SanDisk 2GB memory stick that works fine - well it registers its
use for Ready boost. Personally I find ready boost useless if you have 2GB
of system RAM. It's fine for systems with 512 MB to 1GB RAM but over the 1GB
the performance is negligible. At 2GB system RAM you can't tell the
difference.

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> Has anyone had any luck using a Memory Stick ( 2GB and up ) in Vista
> ReadyBoost ?

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Wonderman - 16 Apr 2008 20:27 GMT

Sorry all... I should have been more clear. I am looking to use a
proprietary format Sony type Memory Stick in lieu of an SD card or USB etc.

> Has anyone had any luck using a Memory Stick ( 2GB and up ) in Vista
> ReadyBoost ?

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Quaoar - 16 Apr 2008 21:06 GMT

> Sorry all... I should have been more clear. I am looking to use a
> proprietary format Sony type Memory Stick in lieu of an SD card or USB etc.
>
>> Has anyone had any luck using a Memory Stick ( 2GB and up ) in Vista
>> ReadyBoost ?

Sony MemStick *is* USB. The memory device should be noted as ReadyBoost
compatible. If it not so noted, it likely will not work.

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PMPP - 23 May 2008 20:10 GMT

Hello Wonderman,

I have a Sony Vaio with a builtin memory stick card reader, and I'm using a
8Gb Memory Stick Pro Mark2, and it works just fine. I also use it as
secondary scratch disk for Photoshop for the other 4GB of freespace =P

I did notice that some apps are faster (and it seems to be using the card as
the light flashes). 2Gb Ram + 4Gb ReadyBoost

The reboot doesn't seem to use the ReadyBoost at all (I don't even now if
its supposed, but it would be great to have all the files of boot on it...)

> Sorry all... I should have been more clear. I am looking to use a
> proprietary format Sony type Memory Stick in lieu of an SD card or USB etc.
>
> > Has anyone had any luck using a Memory Stick ( 2GB and up ) in Vista
> > ReadyBoost ?

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Dustin Harper - 23 May 2008 21:54 GMT

Yes, as long as it supports the speeds needed by ReadyBoost, you can use it
with no issues.

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>> > Has anyone had any luck using a Memory Stick ( 2GB and up ) in Vista
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