Re: usb stick as swap partition

From: Walter Francis (wally_at_theblackmoor.net)
Date: 10/15/04

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Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 08:22:38 -0400 (EDT)

    This has GOT to be the DUMBEST idea I've ever heard.

    Flash media has a limited write cycle, the abhorent speed compared to a
    hard drive, and do you really want to leave your memory stick plugged
    in as a perminant device?

    If you're having issues with swapping during specific tasks, kill
    some programs running, Firefox/Thunderbird take up quite a bit of ram
    each, etc.. If you have to, maybe go to console mode. Or just deal
    with it, the trashing isn't a big deal. I understand laptops aren't
    easily upgradable, I have two myself, but using a USB storage device
    as a swap partition is beyond stupid. 

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