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    m1330 64-bit

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by kmatzen, Jul 11, 2007.

  1. kmatzen

    kmatzen Notebook Consultant

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    Okay, so the m1330 has the core 2 duo which is 64-bit. Just now I saw that Dell has most, if not all of the drivers available for 64-bit as well. Now, back in the day of my current HP laptop, which was a Wednesday...albeit many months ago, I tried 64-bit XP only to find that HP sucks when it comes to driver support. So 64-bit was out of the question then. Since Dell supports this laptop for 64-bit, is there any reason NOT to reinstall Vista as 64-bit? I don't really have any external software that isn't 64-bit compatible. The main issues were always things like media buttons, memory card readers, etc. Anything relatively unique to the laptop itself.

    The only thing I can think of is that I will not have a firewall or antivirus since they are kinda scarce on 64-bit. Not much of a loss since I stopped using them back in December anyway. All they ever caught were perfectly benign processes.

    Now, I saw that you can order the 64-bit DVD with a shipping fee from Microsoft. Anyone know the fee? I can't see it until I give them a serial key, which I don't have yet.

    I know that there pretty much is no use for 64-bit right now, but is there any reason not to get it? More like I just feel like it and I wanna know how much frustration I will have.
     
    kmatzen, Jul 11, 2007
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  2. 3DViRuS

    3DViRuS Notebook Consultant

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    i think u can download it directly from microsoft but the drivers is a big problem cuz i am using it and too many programs are not running well. I use it for maya for unlocking 64-bit features and using real alternator for music !.
    at same time i can't leave my 32-bit OS i have 32-bit XP also.
     
    3DViRuS, Jul 11, 2007
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  3. odin243

    odin243 Notebook Prophet

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    If you want an antivirus, NOD32 is one of the best, and it's 64-bit compatible I believe.
     
    odin243, Jul 11, 2007
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    3DViRuS Notebook Consultant

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    ya and Norton 360 is my favorite but it slows down ur PC
     
    3DViRuS, Jul 11, 2007
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  5. PhoenixFx

    PhoenixFx Notebook Virtuoso

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    As you said, there is pretty much no use of getting it now, Then why get it :confused:
     
    PhoenixFx, Jul 11, 2007
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