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Discussions tagged with flash cache on WindowsForum.com focus on hybrid hard drives that combine a traditional spinning disk with a small flash cache, typically 8GB. Users compare this setup to SSDs and explore whether pairing a hybrid drive with Windows ReadyBoost provides additional performance benefits. Topics include potential conflicts between the drive's onboard flash cache and ReadyBoost's flash-based caching, as well as real-world experiences and comparisons of hybrid drives versus pure SSDs for system upgrades.
  1. Josephur

    Windows 7 Hybrid Hard Drive & ReadyBoost

    So I've been using ReadyBoost for a few years now (4GB stick formatted in exFAT file system seems to work nicely). And now I'm upgrading my system to a hybrid hard drive (was going to do SSD but 750GB with 8BG flash cache was cheap as heck compared to SDD). I'm looking for someone with real...
    • Josephur
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    • comparison experience flash cache hybrid drive performance readyboost ssd storage technology upgrade
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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