ExpressCache

{{Short description|Windows-based SSD caching technology}}

ExpressCache is a Windows-based SSD caching technology developed by Condusiv Technologies and licensed to a number of laptop manufacturers including Acer,[http://www.anandtech.com/show/7221/acer-r7-review-something-different AnandTech | Acer R7 Review: Something Different] ASUS,{{Cite web |url=http://www.asus.com/supportonly/ExpressCache/HelpDesk_Download/ |title=Driver & Tools: ExpressCache |access-date=2015-12-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208080553/http://www.asus.com/supportonly/ExpressCache/HelpDesk_Download/ |archive-date=2015-12-08 |url-status=dead }} Samsung,[http://www.techspot.com/news/45292-samsung-unveils-series-7-notebooks-with-expresscache.html Samsung unveils Series 7 notebooks with ExpressCache - TechSpot][http://www.laptopmag.com/review/laptop/samsung_series_5_ultratouch.aspx Samsung Series 5 UltraTouch 13-inch Review | Windows 8 Laptop Reviews] Sony,[http://www.thessdreview.com/our-reviews/sony-vaio-t14-touch-ultrabook-storage-review-express-cache-out-dataplex-in-for-sandforce-speed/ Sony VAIO T14 Ultrabook Review - Out With Express Cache In With DataPlex For SandForce Driven Speed | The SSD Review][http://www.sony-mea.com/support/download/551318 ExpressCache Driver(Condusiv) Update version 1.0.98.0 : Download : Sony Middle East & Africa] Lenovo,[http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/laptops/384964/lenovo-ideapad-y510p Lenovo IdeaPad Y510p review | PC Pro][http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/downloads/detail.page?DocID=HT074404 ExpressCache software is not installed on ThinkPad and ThinkPad Edge systems with mSATA SSD device] and Fujitsu.[https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2405261,00.asp Hands On: Fujitsu Lifebook U772 | News & Opinion | PCMag.com][http://www.techpowerup.com/167208/sandisk-ssd-technology-chosen-for-new-fujitsu-line-of-ultrabook-computers.html SanDisk SSD Technology Chosen for New Fujitsu Line of Ultrabook Computers | techPowerUp] ExpressCache is also bundled with some SanDisk products[http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20069753-1/diskeeper-expresscache-halves-windows-boot-time/ Diskeeper ExpressCache halves Windows boot time | Crave - CNET][http://www.thessdreview.com/daily-news/latest-buzz/sandisk-first-to-tackle-oem-ssd-caching-solution-computex-2012-update/ SanDisk First To Tackle OEM SSD Caching Solution - Computex 2012 Update | The SSD Review] such as ReadyCache;[https://www.engadget.com/2012/09/05/sandisk-readycache/ SanDisk announces 32GB ReadyCache for Windows: $55 at Amazon, keep your existing HDD][http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/10/17/sandisk_readycache_32gb_ssd_review/2#.UrReoOISNjg HARDOCP - Specifications - SanDisk ReadyCache 32GB SSD Review][http://www.cdrlabs.com/Reviews/sandisk-readycache-solid-state-drive/All-Pages.html CDRLabs.com - SanDisk ReadyCache Solid State Drive | Reviews | All-Pages] SanDisk currently holds an exclusive ExpressCache license for stand-alone storage products.

A test by PC Pro of the 2011-launched Samsung 700Z, which included an 8 GB SSD and a 7200 rpm hard drive, showed a reduction of five seconds in boot time with Windows 7, when ExpressCache was enabled. Another vendor's demo at Computex 2011, involving a laptop also equipped with an 8 GB SSD, showed a boot-time reduction of about ten seconds.

A test by CDRLabs of a stand-alone 32 GB SanDisk ReadyCache product, which was added to a quad-core desktop (Core i5-2400 CPU) equipped with a 7200 rpm hard drive, found a reduction in boot time from 25 down to 14 seconds, but found no significant improvements in random read/write tests. Another similar test of a 32 GB ReadyCache product, conducted by HardOCP, found a reduction in boot time from 52 down to 13 seconds. Yet another test by Expert Reviews found a boot time reduction from 48 down to 35 seconds.{{cite web|url=http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/internal-hard-drives/1295230/sandisk-readycache-32gb |title=Sandisk ReadyCache 32GB review |publisher=Expert Reviews |date=2012-10-21 |accessdate=2014-05-13}}

A criticism against ExpressCache in PC Pro was that it "isn't very configurable. You can't, for instance, install an application of your choosing there."[http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/laptops/370903/samsung-700z-chronos/2#ixzz2o1mwXNZK Samsung 700Z Chronos review | PC Pro] PC World France noted that the ExpressCache software bundled with ReadyCache has a limit of three computers on which it can be activated; their reviewer also expressed dismay at SanDisk's choice of using MLC flash on a caching product.{{cite web |url=http://www.pcworld.fr/stockage/tests,test-sandisk-readycache-cache-ssd-stockage-hybride,531895,1.htm |title=Test du SSD ReadyCache de SanDisk |publisher=PCWorld.fr |date=2012-09-28 |accessdate=2014-05-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140506082245/http://www.pcworld.fr/stockage/tests,test-sandisk-readycache-cache-ssd-stockage-hybride,531895,1.htm |archive-date=2014-05-06 |url-status=dead }}