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    Vista Ultimate with T61??

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by denizpa, Aug 18, 2007.

  1. denizpa

    denizpa Newbie

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    When I ordered my yet to be delivered T61 i chose the most basic version of vista available. This is because my college gives out to all students a free Vista Ultimate upgrade.

    I'm not sure whether they give 32 or 64 bit versions but does anyone have any experience with Ultimate on a thinkpad and if it is better significantly then the basic/ office etc versions?

    Also is 32 or 64 bit better?

    Thanks in advance
     
    denizpa, Aug 18, 2007
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  2. panteedropper

    panteedropper Notebook Deity

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    for now 32 bit is probably the way to go. the basic version has very watered down multimedia capabilities and lacks the aero interface
     
    panteedropper, Aug 18, 2007
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  3. dimonay

    dimonay Notebook Consultant

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    Applications run a little slower on 64 bit Vista I believe. But that's what RAM is for!
     
    dimonay, Aug 18, 2007
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    sleepo2 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Given that Vista is such a dog, I put 4GB into my X61s and consequently choose to run 64-bit Ultimate (with no problems, yet).
     
    sleepo2, Aug 18, 2007
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