64 bit will the norm after this year. Might as well be ready for it. Eschew Obfuscation
This is a reply from: Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. Financial, Managerial, and Technical Services for the Professional, Non-Profit, and the Entrepreneurial Organization 703.548.1343 voice 703.783.1340 fax >From thinking to doing, from sales to profits, from tax to investments- we are YOUR adjuvancy -----Original Message----- From: Computer Guys Announcements and Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 05/26/2007 11:20 AM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Need recommendation for high-end (non-Apple) laptop On 5/25/07, b_s-wilk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Does it have to be Intel? No, I should have said "Intel Core Duo or equivalent". However I don't know what the equivalent (laptop) processor is from AMD. I also notice that they advertise a 64-bit processor. Is this a real advantage when running Windows? I don't know what can be assumed from the mere existence of a 64-bit version of Windows. > > http://www.alienware.com/product_detail_pages/Aurora_m9700/aurora-m_overview .aspx?SysCode= > PC-LT-AURORA-M-9700&SubCode=SKU-DEFAULT > 2GB RAM, 1GB video - cyborg [neon] green, conspiracy [electric] blue, or > saucer silver My concern regarding Alienware was that it was an "exotic" make and thus likely to be more temperamental than, say, a Lenovo. Is this a reasonable concern (when compared to other non-Apple laptops)? I must say, the Alienware looks decent. I am fairly ignorant regarding laptops because I have never wanted one for myself. > > Unlimited budget? > http://www.alienware.com/product_detail_pages/Aurora_mALX/aurora-m_overview. aspx?SysCode=P > C-LT-AURORA-M-ALX&SubCode=SKU-DEFAULT > > The 1GB of video/graphics memory in either will do more for gaming than > having more than 2 GB of RAM. If this is good for people who make and > test games it should be good for the gamers. It's true that I have a bias towards having lots of RAM. I develop web applications in Java and we really really can use 4GB. That may be unusual. If there was a real advantage (in having > 2GB) to a user like my son, I would expect a high-end vendor like Alienware to offer it. Too bad there's no way to "test drive" these things. ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************ ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************