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Using SD card for extra RAM?
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 3:32 pm
by joosie55
Could it be possible to use an SD card for more RAM?
I've ordered my RPi today, said to arrive in 3 weeks but i'm still trying to find out if it's worth it to buy a super fast one (90MB/s).
Re: Using SD card for extra RAM?
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 4:19 pm
by mikerr
No, unless you count swapfile as ram
Re: Using SD card for extra RAM?
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 4:26 pm
by joosie55
mikerr wrote:No, unless you count swapfile as ram
I was thinking of a small partition, but i think a swapfile will do too.
Would a swapfile mean much difference at that speed?
Re: Using SD card for extra RAM?
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 5:15 pm
by jamesh
It just means that any programs you run can have higher memory requirements, but will run a bit slower if they have to swap out to SD card.