Is this Flash drive Compatible with Windows Vista's ReadyBoost?

Question

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Answer 1

Yes, however, please do not confuse the ReadyBoost feature as a replacement for RAM.
All it does is use the flash drive as an alternative to the (slower) hard disk for "caching".

It is by no means an equal substitute for true RAM, & software that has minimum RAM requirements WILL NOT take the ReadyBoost feature into consideration.
This is mostly due to the fact that it does not communicate with the CPU via the main memory bus, & thus cannot perform near as well as RAM modules.

QUOTE : From a PC World article:
What specs must a USB flash drive possess in order to work with ReadyBoost?

The drive must support USB 2.0 and must be able to access data at 3.5 megabits per second for 4-kilobit random reads uniformly across the entire device, and at 2.5 mbps for 512-kilobit random writes uniformly across the device.

As a practical matter, it's tough to find these specs for a flash drive before you buy it, so make sure that your vendor is reasonable about returns. Microsoft has said that it will work with manufacturers to develop a ReadyBoost certification program so that consumers can determine, before buying a flash drive, whether they can use ReadyBoost with it.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,131546-page,1/article.html

regards,
Philip T

Answer 2

You can try plugging the flash drive into the PC and see if the computer ask you if you want to use the flash drive with ReadyBoost.

Answer 3

Any flash drive can be compatible with ReadyBoost