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dilettante
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A lot of recent laptops include an internal "Flash Reader" that takes a number of different card types (except maybe Sony, who often takes only Memory Stick).
Like a lot of us, I use these slots for digital camera image transfer. But I also don't do this nearly as often as I use the laptop for other things.
Most recent camera "film" flash cards are plenty fast enough to support ReadyBoost. I tend to use XD because I have Olympus cameras, and they're a bit pricier than some others - mostly due to volume. One of these worked fine though, but I didn't want to waste it.
I waited until a found a 2GB flash card on sale ($15 USD) which happens to be a Memory Stick Pro Duo. I don't plan to use it for anything else anyway. Popped it in and Vista asks me if I want to use it as a ReadyBoost device, I say yes, I say "go for it, use it all" and I'm on my way. An SD Card should work as well but they were sold out.
Cheaper than a 2GB USB flash drive most days, and it doesn't stick out! Easy to pop out when I want to transfer camera images from an XD card too.
Like a lot of us, I use these slots for digital camera image transfer. But I also don't do this nearly as often as I use the laptop for other things.
Most recent camera "film" flash cards are plenty fast enough to support ReadyBoost. I tend to use XD because I have Olympus cameras, and they're a bit pricier than some others - mostly due to volume. One of these worked fine though, but I didn't want to waste it.
I waited until a found a 2GB flash card on sale ($15 USD) which happens to be a Memory Stick Pro Duo. I don't plan to use it for anything else anyway. Popped it in and Vista asks me if I want to use it as a ReadyBoost device, I say yes, I say "go for it, use it all" and I'm on my way. An SD Card should work as well but they were sold out.
Cheaper than a 2GB USB flash drive most days, and it doesn't stick out! Easy to pop out when I want to transfer camera images from an XD card too.
