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So i am sure if you have been keeping up with Vista you have heard about their "Readyboost" feature. Which basically allows you to use a standard USB drive (over 256mb) and it will use the "Readyboost" feature. It does make a big difference on startup. What video here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHd53do0A3A

Well i thought to myself why not build a proprietary chip on the mainboard to take advantage of this? Well it looks like i was beaten to the punch...

Accelerated - ASAP (ASUS Accelerated Propeller)ASAP gets you to your destination fast. Supporting the Windows Vista ReadyBoot Function, ASAP accelerates the boot up time and program initiation under Windows Vista. Enjoy greater efficiency and get more productivity out of your system - ASAP.
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http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/1949/news0123e6nk.jpghttp://www.asus.com/news_show.aspx?id=5559

 
Also a review of one of the boards.

LINK

 
I put vister on the least powerful of me 6 mocheens. I think i'll now get a flash stick and try the readyboost.
 
I put vister on the least powerful of me 6 mocheens. I think i'll now get a flash stick and try the readyboost.
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Does it.

 
I spent a fair amount of time today "researching" what might be a better candidate for this readyboost. Vista stuff has been a common topic of discussion for daveC and I lately. 

I have yet to find "the" flash drive for this, so post here if you find the clear winner. 

 
I spent a fair amount of time today "researching" what might be a better candidate for this readyboost. Vista stuff has been a common topic of discussion for daveC and I lately. I have yet to find "the" flash drive for this, so post here if you find the clear winner. 
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I believe Kingston is doing "vista" sticks now, they actually have the name vista stamped on the side. You basically just need a high speed chip usb drive.

 
This site http://www.grantgibson.co.uk/misc/readyboost/ approximately 574 Readyboost Compatible drives. 

The only USB drive I have now is my Ipod.  Reading on a forum, I found Crystal Disk Mark.

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Tested using CrystalDiskMark 1.0  [http://crystalmark.info/]

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Sequential Read :          14.960 MB/s

Sequential Write :          12.162 MB/s

Random Read 512KB :  11.581 MB/s

Random Write 512KB :    4.849 MB/s

Random Read 4KB :        0.439 MB/s

Random Write 4KB :        0.825 MB/s

              Date : 2007/04/26 9:48:52

I found a site yesterday that looked like it had a good list of specifications for Readyboost.  I'll try to find that before work (I'll edit this post)

 
Ive tried readyboost here at work on Vista, i didn't notice any difference. I heard it can actually hinder performance on new SATA drives. It's basically made for older system like IDE drives.
 
Ive tried readyboost here at work on Vista, i didn't notice any difference. I heard it can actually hinder performance on new SATA drives. It's basically made for older system like IDE drives.
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My old mocheen has IDE so I may yet be trying this.

 
Looks like the Apacer HT203 Handy Steno 200x came out on top.
 
Looks like the Apacer HT203 Handy Steno 200x came out on top.
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Looks like it.  Don't seem readily available though...I saw a few on amazon and a few on ebay...none on newegg or frys or amazon.  The sellers on ebay were Canadian. Can't find any damn reviews...

For some reason, I just want the 4GB version. 

 
Use any usb stick LINK
 
So WayneKerr are you running Vista now?
 
So WayneKerr are you running Vista now?
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What version are you gonna run?

 
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