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    64 Bit for the future, does it matter?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by iamapato01, May 12, 2006.

  1. iamapato01

    iamapato01 Notebook Consultant

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    I'm a bit confused. People keep saying they want to be Vista ready by getting a 64-bit processor. However, Vista is going to be available in the 32-bit version as well, just like XP is available in both. So, why does it matter whether you have 32-bit or 64-bit? I mean, I'm sure that in many years the latest software will be available in 64 bit only, but that will take years. Just my opinion, what do you think? By the time the future forces you to convert to 64 bit, your Turion X2 will be obsolete anyway.
     
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  2. Reize

    Reize Notebook Virtuoso

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    The 64-bit version may perform better I believe.. There are also more versions available in 64-bit if I'm not mistaken..
     
    Reize, May 12, 2006
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    pbcustom98 Goldmember

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    by the time vista comes out, and is the main OS from windows, then there will be newer and better 64 bit processors...i wouldnt buy a computer just to be "future proof", since 9 times out of 10, something better comes out in a few months anyway....if you want a computer that will be optimized for vista, i would wait until vista is released and then get the next line of computers..this way, vista will be the OS installed etc...

    pb,out.
     
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  4. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    Right now almost no software save Linux is written for 64 bit. At some point in the future 64 bit will become dominant, but probably after this laptop.
     
    ZaZ, May 12, 2006
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  5. LoveNotebooks

    LoveNotebooks Notebook Evangelist

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    If you intend to use your notebook asap for processor & memory intensive apps like multimedia editing/encoding, 64-bit will be useful (i.e. exponentially faster) if your OS-software is 64-bit otherwise 32-bit is adequate.
     
    LoveNotebooks, May 12, 2006
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