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Since I’ve been using Windows Vista, I’ve tried out the ReadyBoost feature, and found only minimal gains with various different flash drives. We’ve seen other drives specifically for ReadyBoost, but how does this one from PQI stack up?
Like the ReadyBoost drive we saw from InnoDisk, this one won’t take up any of your precious USB ports. It uses one of the internal ports that you will usually find free on the inside of most PCs. The speed of the PQI drive is superior with 22MBps read and 17MBps write.
The big difference comes in the way of cost. The PQI drive will cost around $67 for 2GB drive. That’s a bit much for a drive that you’ll leave in one computer and will only marginally increase your PC’s performance.
2GB of ReadyBoost for the PC anyone? [via akihabaranews]
3 Responses to “PQI announces ReadyBoost drive”
Susan May 29, 2007
This item makes NO sense.
I can buy actual memory… 1-2 gb… much faster… much cheaper.
What’s the point of perminantly putting a USB drive *INSIDE* my computer?
NeutralChris May 30, 2007
Some people are deathly terrified to install memory in their computer for fear of hurting it somehow. So I’m guessing they are trying to appeal to that market. Seems kind of pointless because most of those people won’t even crack the case on their PC in the first place. On top of that, most people selling this kind of stuff will tell customers that it doesn’t really help your computer out that much anyway.
NeutralEric May 30, 2007
[quote comment="22824"]This item makes NO sense.
I can buy actual memory… 1-2 gb… much faster… much cheaper.
What’s the point of perminantly putting a USB drive *INSIDE* my computer?[/quote]
You can buy 2 gb of memory for less than $67? Last time I checked that RAM that I use DDR2 800mhz 240pin, was at least $120 for the cheap stuff. In addition to that, is some computers max out at 2gb, and 32 bit Windows doesn’t practically support more than 3gb (you can put in as much as your motherboard can hold but it will only marginally improve performance)
So, I disagree, this item makes perfect sense, but that doesn’t mean it substantially improves performance. I don’t think that $67 is too much for even marginal gains as, just like cars, people have paid a much higher price for marginal or non-existent gains.
Neutral