Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Computer question(NFC)

[Mike Fleischer (themightytoe]

Main thing is a 64 bit OS gives you a much larger RAM size if you want 
it (16 Petabytes I think is the upper limit), 32 bit you can't have more 
than 4 GB, and useable space for applications will at most be about 3 GB. 

There may also be advantages for applications that can move or do math 
with 64 bit data, but your not running any of those for the stuff you 
mentioned.

BR,
Mike


jim wrote:
> Main use will be for home apps like Quicken, Excel, otherwise I'll use it to
> edit pictures, digital camcorder files, etc...   
>
> I guess I don't really understand the difference/benefits of a 64bit os vs.
> 32bit os...
>
> JIM
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Conforti [mailto:lndshrk [at] xmission.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 10:18 PM
> To: JIM
> Cc: The FerrariList
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Computer question(NFC)
>
> At 10:00 PM 12/17/2008 -0500, jim wrote:
>   
> > Ok, I'm in the process of building a new computer.   I'm currently running
> > Win2K and will need a current OS for things like my DigiCamCorder software.
> > So now I have to choose between XP and Vista.    Any thoughts?   All the
> > reviews I read still seem to lean towards XP, with Vista being close, but
> > still not quite up to expectations.
> >     
>
>    What will you use it for?
>
>    If you will use more than 2GB of memory AND drivers are available
>    for the 64 bit O/S (Vista 64, not XP!) then go Vista 64.
>
>    If not, go XP 32 (SP2 or SP3)
>
>    Jim
>
>    PS: the sticking points are usually drivers for directly attached things
>        that are a bit "old" - like printers and scanner and such.
>
>
>
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