I couldn't say. I haven't tested this in a working environment, so I can't quote figures. It would partially depend on the speed of your hard drive, and the speed improvements would be more dramatic with larger file sizes. If you are working with 1MB files, I'd think the difference would be barely noticable. If you are working with 20MB files, you'd probably notice a difference in the workflow I described. It wouldn't save you hours, though - probably just seconds or minutes.

Not all time is equal, though, even when you add it up. Sometimes those small, constant delays make a task feel more frustrating, even if they only amount to a small parcel of time in the end. The point would be smoothing out the perceived workflow rather than adding a few moments of extra productive time to your day.
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Personally, I wouldn't use this setup because I don't have the RAM to throw at it. And if I did have the RAM, I'd still be leery about using it unless I had an uninterruptable power supply (or was using a laptop, which is pretty much the same thing).  But if I had the RAM and the UPS, I'd certainly try it out (although I'd probably set up the RAM disk myself rather than buy the Cenatek prodcut because I'm funny that way - i.e. cheap.)

• Jimdoria  ~@>@