After looking up your machine, you don't have an Express-anything slot. You do have a CompactFlash slot. Your best bet is probably a CFast card.
See http://www.logicsupply.com/categories/flash_storage/compactflash_cfast - Alex -- Smart is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wise is knowing better than to put one in a fruit salad. On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 10:46 AM, Jonathan Berry <[email protected]>wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
