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michael-piziak
December 19th, 2014, 12:09 AM
FYI: Preload is found in the software center.

I like the preload concept; however, correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't preload simply fill up parts of your ram with files from programs you routinely use. End result: less free ram ?
pfeiffep
December 19th, 2014, 01:37 AM
FYI: Preload is found in the software center.
I like the preload concept; however, correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't preload simply fill up parts of your ram with files from programs you routinely use. End result: less free ram ?

There should be no difference in free ram if the programs you normall use are 'preloaded' or loaded when you launch them.

If you have a SSD there's little to no advantage to using preload..
michael-piziak
December 19th, 2014, 01:40 AM
There should be no difference in free ram if the programs you normall use are 'preloaded' or loaded when you launch them.

If you have a SSD there's little to no advantage to using preload..

ok thanks.
btw, what is a "SSD" ?
pfeiffep
December 19th, 2014, 01:57 AM
ok thanks.
btw, what is a "SSD" ?
Solid State Drive (http://www.focusgore.net.nz/assets/Documents/SDD-vs-HDD.pdf)
A storage device for computers that has no moving parts ... it's manufactured from non-volatile memory.
michael-piziak
December 19th, 2014, 02:03 AM
Solid State Drive (http://www.focusgore.net.nz/assets/Documents/SDD-vs-HDD.pdf)
A storage device for computers that has no moving parts ... it's manufactured from non-volatile memory.

Well my computer (Intel Core 2 Duo) is too old to have the SSD, but I do believe these SSD will eventually replace all hard drives when the price comes down more.

I recently got a 128 GB flash drive - which is pretty substantial to my system considering my HD is 220 GB