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    OS booting from Flash Card?

    I could probably run off a 128GB but I would be pushing it. My previous laptop had 120Gb HDD and I was always having to remove stuff off it to clear up space. I probably have $200 AUD to spend on it but the cheaper I can get it, the better. I don't need the top of the range drive, Just one that...
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    OS booting from Flash Card?

    Well I am running on 640 Gb at the moment but i reckon that size will be well out of my price range. What would you say? I play a few games, program and compile Java/C++/Python/PHP, download quite a bit off the Internet and standard school word and excel tasks.
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    OS booting from Flash Card?

    What's a reasonable price for a reasonably sized SSD? Thanks
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    OS booting from Flash Card?

    Sorry, went away for the past five days. Is it worth me upgrading to SSD from a 640Gb Hard Drives? I am a student with only a small income. If so, a pointer towards a good one for cheap price. Just to clarify, you said that SD are slower than SSD but what about compared to standard Hard...
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    OS booting from Flash Card?

    Thanks but I know how to boot from Flash devices. I was really wondering whether it would benefit my systems' boot-up speed in any way. Thanks for the comment any way.
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    Different Hot-keys for External Keyboard

    Hello there, Is it possible to have an external keyboard that has hot keys maped to it which differ from the Laptop's internal keyboard. For instance; FN+F2 decreases my brightness on my laptop keyboard but not on my external keyboard, how could I set that command as CTRL+SHIFT+F2 on the...
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    OS booting from Flash Card?

    Hello there, I was just procrastinating about doing my chemistry homework and was thinking about different ways to speed up my computer. As most newer and some older laptops have card reader, I though that maybe booting my computer from a flash card would boost the start up time. I have a 2GB...
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