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RANT! Windows... Arghhhhh

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mac57

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I must cynically wonder if the ReadyBoost "feature" is a desperate response to the abysmal performance of Vista. Hey, lets throw more hardware at it!! :dive:
 
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One of them is ReadyBoost. ReadyBoost allows you to insert a flash drive into your USB port and use any empty space as RAM for your computer. Pretty sweet huh?
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Ive read several reviews on this and because USB is so painfully slow, it actually slows down the computer in some instances. I mean USB 2.0 has a theoretical write speed of 200mb/s (is it? its something like that...) and memory buses have write speeds in the low 10s of GB.
 
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Thats pretty much why I switched over to Macs. I just got tired of all the upkeep. I like not having to scan for viruses, spyware, malware at least once a week. It is great to being able to use my computer and have fun with it.
 

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