ReadyBoost using a SanDisk 8GB Cruzer Micro on Vista 64-bit?

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Hey everyone. I'm going to buy two of the SanDisk 8GB Cruzer's to hopefully be able to use the U3 technology, and obviously for the mass storage. I also want to possibly, if it's really a worthwhile thing to do, use one of them for ReadyBoost.

Anyway, THIS is what I want to buy! <----- EDITED LINK! Sorry, it was displaying the wrong product!

Let's see if the following hypothetical scenario is realistic, and if so, to what extent.

If I allocate the ENTIRE 8GB to Vista for use as ReadyBoost, would it just cache all, or most of Vista, and in the process, provide me with high speeds with most every task?? Would Vista then do what, simply cache tons of files, and basically use the Cruzer's 8GB as a "crazy fast hard drive"?

That sounds a tad idealistic, so please correct me if I'm wrong. ReadyBoost is not just for booting up Vista faster, is it?? I remember reading some posts that were fairly negative as far as ReadyBoost's (limited) abilities, and on some other forums, I have even seen one member posting about it and calling it fairly useless.

As far as 64-bit compatibility, SanDisk's site was surprisingly silent about that, and only ever said the Cruzer, including the U3 technology, was "Vista-compatible". I only found this one site, where the distinction between 32-bit and 64-bit was made. This was on U3's site, as you can see, not on SanDisk's.

So what am I missing here. Are any of my assertions realistic at all, and if so, to what extent?

Thanks everybody. Man, if this works, I might as well get at least one that's 16GB in size.

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Nobody?? Really come on guys...

I also have a USB WLAN N Stick from AVM I'd like to try out but again, no 64-bit driver. Arghh...

That's not that big a deal since I have the Atheros a/b/g/n card integrated, but that stick also has the Atheros chipset in it, and possibly might give me a better transfer rate, especially since I never really installed the 3rd antenna behind the screen, which would be the ideal way to install it. It IS working great, but I'd just love to try out the stick. Add to that the fact that it is BRAND NEW, compared to the integrated card, which is two years old!

I mean, just look at how hot that baby looks lol...



Can someone please help me with my previous post???

Thank you!!

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your T60 has 4GB of RAM so ReadyBoost will be less utilized then. ReadyBoost is for systems with .5 to 1.5GB of RAM. Once you have 2GB and over, the system uses it less when compared to .5GB. Vista will use it but you wont benefit that much.

As for your USB card, well that's a wash as the integrated is probably much better (powerful). The USB bus by design is limited to 5V 500mA so you wont get much power going to any chip in that system. That plus your LCD has a much bigger aerial for signal reception compared ot the 2-3cm USB stick. One antenna in the Thinkpad is bigger than the antenna there.