I don't see any CF ( = CompactFlash) cards (which is what fits in an Express-thingie slot) marketed as SSD, though maybe I'm missing something. I do see 600x = 90MB/s cards marketed as being suitable for high-speed digital cameras.
>As long as you get something sold as an SSD, you should be fine. They >generally have much better wear levelling than flash storage drives. > >> I've seen even crummy USB2 memory sticks touted as >> Readyboost devices for modern computers. >> >> So I'm wondering if putting say a 4 GB memory card in >> the Express-thingie slot of my X32, and assigning it >> as the Swap partition under XP, might speed things up >> and reduce access to hard drive. Yes, it's still a >> mechanical drive. >> >> I *never* use the Express-thingie slot for anything >> else. >> >> Other considerations might include: hiding the new swap >> partition, not assigning it a letter, how fast would swap- >> filing kill the card?, what's the minimum speed / brand of >> card that would make this a speed improvement over the >> status quo, using the mechanical drive for swapping? >> >> Anybody tried such a thing? >> >> -- happy Jonathan Berry and Erika http://members.shaw.ca/berry5868/fun.htm _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
