Intel 'Turbo Memory' with Windows speeds up your work!

            

It is nothing but a "Dash Board" that you can choose your most frequently used applications into Intel Turbo Memory cache (based on flash memory chips) for performance acceleration. This is called as "User pinning".

Custom pinning profiles can be created to pin applications or files that match the user's activity, according to Intel. As a example Data intensive programs, gaming, digital media editing and productivity software are some of applications that will see the most benefit, according to Intel.

They suggest that this should be an innate part of the operating system, because users wont sit there and start selecting what goes where. This was a valiant effort by Intel to accelerate the move toward solid state on PC.

Somehow Intel has shipped million of units of Turbo Memory and that they expects some notebook makers to integrate it into high-end lines.

Interestingly, Windows Vista does have a feature called "ReadyBoost" that can "use storage space on some removable media devices, such as USB flash drives, to speed up your computer," according to Microsoft documentation. This documentation can also be found in "Windows Help and Support" as part of any copy of Vista.

When you insert a compatible device, the AutoPlay dialog box will offer you the option to speed up your system using Windows ReadyBoost.

In related news, Intel announced a new Z-P230 PATA (Parallel ATA) SSD drive that comes in 4 gigabyte (GB) and 8GB capacities, with a 16GB version following in September. Pricing is $25 for the 4GB version for 1,000 unit quantities and $45 for 1,000 unit quantities for the 8GB version.