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    What's turbo memory?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by minimadj, Nov 25, 2007.

  1. minimadj

    minimadj Notebook Consultant

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    The title kinda gives away what I'm asking lol! Anyway, what is Turbo memory, i've been looking at the Toshiba Satellite X205 and it has this turbo memory, which i've never come across before
     
    minimadj, Nov 25, 2007
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  2. adinu

    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

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    adinu, Nov 25, 2007
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  3. Ghola

    Ghola Notebook Evangelist

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    Quick answer. A Gimick.
    But if its free take it.
     
    Ghola, Nov 27, 2007
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  4. Duct Tape Dude

    Duct Tape Dude Duct Tape Dude

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    Turbo Memory is like an extra gig of memory that is slower than RAM and faster than a HDD for Vista only. It splits off into two parts on my computer:

    1. Readyboost cache (537MB)- acts as a really fast readyboost drive

    2. Hybrid Hard Disk cache (384 MB)- when unplugged my HDD turns off a lot to save power, and I'm pretty sure Vista uses it for system stuff.

    HDTune shows access times of 0.1ms, average read speeds of about 40MB/s, and burst rates upwards of 150MB/s. It's pretty fast for flash memory but nothing compared to RAM.

    Altogether it shaves off a few seconds of startup times and transfer times, adds an extra 10-15 minutes battery life, but that's about it. I'd say it was worth the extra $35.
     
    Duct Tape Dude, Nov 28, 2007
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  5. Gravitator

    Gravitator Notebook Consultant

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    I hope vista makes better use of it in future updates. In theory it sounds promising.
     
    Gravitator, Nov 29, 2007
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