eBoostr
Performance boosting is easy with eBoostr that works just like Vista’s ReadyBoost on your Windows XP system to add performance and memory from USB flash drives, hard drives or memory cards.
Ease of Use, Performance: 24/25, Look & Feel: 23/25,
Features 23/25, How much I enjoy 25/25
Total: 95/100
Making your system run better does not get any easier than eBoostr; your Windows XP system performance enhancing program that runs just like Vista’s ReadyBoost. If you would like to give that older computer, especially a notebook or laptop, a little boost to speed up performance without adding memory sticks eBoostr is ready for you.
When hearing about this product I was not skeptical at all but did want some hard facts to back up the claims and I have them, plain and simple the program works. I tried this out on an older notebook and will get into the numbers in a bit but I will also explain a few things including both internet confusion and hardware.
On the internet I was getting some very mixed opinions on this product but it is simple, eBoostr works just like Windows Vista ReadyBoost to gain performance for your computer. Simply load the program and add a USB flash drive, hard drive or memory card such as a compact flash or SDcard and run the program. A few steps and your computer will have a new page file to use for memory just like ReadyBoost does for Vista.
This works well and only takes a few minutes to setup according to the size of the drive but how does it work and why all the discussion and naysayers on the internet? I found out a few things but I have to explain a few things first, memory is hardware and page file is software.
To understand the two is not hard; memory is a hardware location that your computer uses as a temporary storage location that is always there and ready for your computer. A page file is a hardware location but is on a hard drive so it is kind of software for a temporary memory location that can change in size.
Your computer can either automatically set or use the page file by itself or you can tell it how much to use by changing some simple settings in the performance section of your computer. Simply right click the My Computer icon and click on Properties then go to the Advanced tab and to the Performance Settings button.
Under Advanced tab you can change the size of your page file under virtual memory to add or remove the amount Windows XP has to use for its temporary memory. Okay, maybe not so easy as I first explained but using eBoostr is way easier and make a big difference if you computer needs a little boost in memory.
The main controversy over this program from what I understand is the fact of using a software type of device for memory instead of a hardware solution like adding more memory. Of course adding more memory is the better solution and will work better but what if you don’t want to or can’t.
Can you simply add more page file locations to add more memory for your computer to use and will it actually boost performance where you can get results that matter? Yes, it’s really very simple if you look at it from a basic standpoint and not get really technical.
Adding more space for your computer to use for a page file will increase the performance under certain circumstances, mostly if you have a limited amount of memory to start with. Memory is that hardware stick that your computer uses as a temporary and short term storage for parts of programs and calculations while things are running.
Adding more memory will allow your computer to run faster and better but once you get so much it really doesn’t matter how much you add. Your computer will only run as fast as the whole of its parts and not any faster, some parts will only go so fast or so well. But adding more memory or page file is going to improve your computer if it is low on memory or has a small page file to start with.
I have an older notebook computer with only two sticks of memory for a total of 768 MB of Ram or one 256mb stick and one 512mb stick. With this small amount my computer runs slows for games but especially for image processing or streaming movies from the internet. I recently have been checking out TV streaming from the internet and found some great shows but your computer needs a good deal of memory for this.
If your computer already has plenty of memory, say over 1 gigabyte than the eBoostr benefits may not be as readily seen but with less you can definitely see what I am talking about. But you cannot see the results by testing memory or individual components; you have to test the whole computer for real results.