Here's something interesting...
<div><br></div><div>I had to run a batch process that quickly exceeded my physical RAM. I have 8 GB of ram but the process required 18 GB.</div><div><br></div><div>When I made my swap device a 10K RPM Raptor the process took 13 hrs to complete. When I made the swap device my SSD drive, ti took 3.5 hrs.</div>