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kam03
03-21-07, 09:45 PM
Does any one know the acces time for this drive:

Flash Voyager GT?

any other good ones?

Thanks
DRen72
03-22-07, 07:21 AM
I hear thats one of the fastest ones out right now. Its built for Readyboost.
skoprowski
03-22-07, 10:12 AM
I picked up a Kingston readyboost flash drive at Circuit City a few weeks back. It's made specifically for readyboost.

http://www.kingston.com/flash/dt_readyflash.asp
DRen72
03-22-07, 01:08 PM
I picked up a Kingston readyboost flash drive at Circuit City a few weeks back. It's made specifically for readyboost.

Have you noticed any difference in Vista performance with the drive?
nekrosoft13
03-22-07, 01:37 PM
one thing thats, kind of weird, why is corsair hiding access time information?

usually when company doesn't show something, its because its rated rather high, and doesn't want the public to know
XDanger
03-22-07, 02:39 PM
Apacer Handy Steno HA202?, I prefer the look of the GT though.
Those are the only 2 worth considering at the moment I think.

Heres that list again:
http://www.grantgibson.co.uk/misc/readyboost/
Its not a very comprehensive list though as newer models arent on it yet, unless I have some poop in mine eye.
nvnews-reader
03-22-07, 05:59 PM
one thing thats, kind of weird, why is corsair hiding access time information?

usually when company doesn't show something, its because its rated rather high, and doesn't want the public to know


Access time isn't important for flash ram. It's read & write speeds in Mb/s that matter.
Sazar
03-22-07, 06:04 PM
Sandisk Cruzer Titanium! Nuff said.

I went through 4 different flash memory modules before finding a decent 4 gig version that WORKED with Vista.

Corsair flash drives suck donkey-balls. High price and slow as bollocks. Stay away.

Wrt performance, it will speed up a few things start-up times, it won't really make your system faster per se. But the apps it does start faster make you appreciate the feature :)
kam03
03-22-07, 08:34 PM
I picked up a Kingston readyboost flash drive at Circuit City a few weeks back. It's made specifically for readyboost.

http://www.kingston.com/flash/dt_readyflash.asp

what are the specs (read, write, access time)? i cant seem to find it.
kam03
03-22-07, 08:41 PM
http://images.tomshardware.com/2006/08/16/summer_2006_memory_stick_fashion_show/image002.gifhttp://images.tomshardware.com/2006/08/16/summer_2006_memory_stick_fashion_show/image003.gifhttp://images.tomshardware.com/2006/08/16/summer_2006_memory_stick_fashion_show/image007.gif

Crucial Gizmo! Overdrive

This seems to be the best all rounder?

http://images.tomshardware.com/2006/08/16/summer_2006_memory_stick_fashion_show/crucial_gizmo.jpg

http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/08/16/summer_2006_memory_stick_fashion_show/page5.html
Badboy_12345
03-23-07, 02:22 AM
Access time isn't important for flash ram. It's read & write speeds in Mb/s that matter.

well not for readyboost :p
its the other way around there
Dr.Nick
03-23-07, 12:00 PM
I've tested two flash drives that work with Readyboost. In HD Tach they score;

Crucial Gizmo Overdrive 2GB
Random Access: 0.6ms
Average Read: 27MB/s

Corsair Voyager 2GB
Random Access: 1.1ms
Average Read: 25MB/s
nekrosoft13
03-23-07, 12:26 PM
Access time isn't important for flash ram. It's read & write speeds in Mb/s that matter.

wrong