flash memory speed?

DEViANCE · February 17, 2007, 22:34:09 PM

is flash memory, CF and SD in particular, faster than a ATA133 hdd?

just thinking about getting a 2gb one to bootwindows off then having a 500gb external disk for everything else.

Binary Shadow · February 17, 2007, 22:57:38 PM

2gb gonna be enuff? id want at least 8 lol

DEViANCE · February 17, 2007, 23:51:06 PM

Quote from: Binary Shadow2gb gonna be enuff? id want at least 8 lol

just for xp pro? for page file an stuff?

Serious · February 18, 2007, 00:04:50 AM

My Windows (XP) folder is 3.46GB! :shock:

7dayshop have cheap 4GB compact flash cards.

Beaker · February 18, 2007, 00:05:57 AM

Possibly, though im sure the actual data throughput of a HDD is better than that of a flash drive.

funkychicken9000 · February 18, 2007, 10:30:15 AM

Easy test, try loading a 300mb file of each and seeing which is faster. Im willing to bet that the minute anything tries to write to the flash card, itll start performing like a dog

Mongoose · February 18, 2007, 16:56:41 PM

no, not by a long way

cheap flash memory manages about 2-4 MB/s, Sandisk ultra and extreme cards manage about 10-13 deppending on the reader.

Chuck Norris · February 19, 2007, 16:51:15 PM

I bought a kingston 2gb stick hoping to put windows on it, then I found out how slow it was and wished I had spent more getting a better one.

bear · February 19, 2007, 17:04:41 PM

Flash on converter to IDE should be fast but stick to USB is not so good I think

mrt · February 19, 2007, 17:38:49 PM

Sorry for asking a possibly stupid question, but why would you want to? Its not like a Mac operating system where you can just take it round your mates house to boot up? Different hardware will mean it does not boot? or am I missing the point. When i read this at first, I thought ... ace, what a cool idea, but then my second thought was what I would use it for. Please explain, am quite intrigued.

Leon · February 19, 2007, 17:57:01 PM

If it ran faster than a HDD then speed booting and running of windows... but as it looks like its slower there isnt much unless you are making a mini PC and cant do with the space of a 3.5" drive

Mongoose · February 19, 2007, 18:11:04 PM

Only reason I can think of would be noise on a DHCP server/router/firewall box which was to be on 24/7

If I set up my smoothwall again I shall swap out its clapped out and very loud 512MB HDD for a similar size CF card on a converter. twil be very nearly silent then

Chuck Norris · February 19, 2007, 19:59:55 PM

I just wanted to do it. There was no other reason.

Eggtastico · February 19, 2007, 20:05:58 PM

Quote from: Chuck NorrisI just wanted to do it. There was no other reason.

Nope. Ive looked into it in the past. Tried booting Linux of CF using an IDE adapter & using a HDD as a media drive.

Mongoose · February 19, 2007, 21:01:17 PM

Quote from: Chuck NorrisI just wanted to do it. There was no other reason.

at the end of the day, what other reason do you need

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