Greetings
Hello,
New eboostr user here, I stumbled upon this software from browsing the eeeuser.com forums and did some review browsing on google – being able to use flash drives as system cache on low RAM systems is a boon, especially as I was experiencing random slowdowns while running multiple applications plus antivirus and antispyware in the background.
It pays to mention that if your computer has something in the region of 2Gb RAM then this utility wouldn’t be noticeably effective in increasing performance, but being one whose light use of computers, and relatively short lifespan of equipment, I have dictated not upgrading anything if at all possible.
I installed eboostr beta 3 on my EeePC 701SD and set 512mb of the installed 8Gb SDHC (on internal card reader) to the cache and started running my everyday programs. After a short while I noticed that Firefox’s loading time had decreased to a mere handful of seconds where before there would be a significant period of lag (around 10-20 sec) if I fired up the software-controlled 3G modem and related internet programs at the same time.
With eboostr I’ve experienced far greater system smoothness in web browsing and office software usage. I know, in the end eboostr costs quite a bit for the full version but in some parts of the world, 2Gb RAM does not sell for $10. Being able to utilise unused flash memory and the USB2.0 subsystem to increase general performance, especially those of demanding applications with frequent disk access, is an innovative solution.
Bugs/Suggestions:
1. Eboostr displays in the system tray but doesn’t seem to respond to anything. I need to manually enter the start menu to bring up the control panel, etc. I’m using WinXP SP3 on an EeePC 701SD.
2. It would be brilliant if I could manage the cache file from the detailed file display itself. I noticed the booster had cached some mp3s before I could specifically exclude it in the options panel. Rebuilding the cache just for that is a hassle.
3. Eboostr’s application scan seems to overlook OpenOffice. Had to create a shortcut on desktop then drop it into the priority applications list.
Muchos gracias if anyone read this far.
– Carmen
Jan 17, 2009
Carmen, thank you for your comment
Actually eBoostr works well at my C2D 3gb (application starts 3 times faster). The main aim of eBoostr is increase speed of disk access. For low memory system result is even more visible because internal windows cache have not enough resources to work efficiently.
Is N1 reproduced in current build?
You can delete files from cache without rebuild by pressing del key. But this will not add other files to the emptied space.
N3 is fixed in 485
Jan 18, 2009
Hello,
N1 seems to be unchanged in the current 486 build – the systray icon has a working boost meter but cannot be clicked on or anything.
N2 didnt know there was a delete function, thanks!
N3 confirmed fixed