Not a wise thing to do Jeffrey.  Not only is the speed probably slower (unless 
you're at USB 3.0), but flash drives are not designed for usage like that 
(high, frequent I/O).  It will "wear out" and fail.

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>Message: 2
>Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:18:19 +0700
>From: "Jeffrey Race" <[email protected]>
>Subject: [Thinkpad] Use thumb drive for ram?
>To: "Thinkpad Users Group" <[email protected]>

>Is there some save way to use a thumb drive as RAM or as a location for a 
>paging file (WXP or W7)?
>How?  Gotchas?
>Jeffrey Race



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