On Mar 23, 2011, at 5:13 PM, william wrote:
Basically I'm just wondering whether a 64-bit os is a big deal? My instinct is to get an intel imac as cheaply as possible, but i might change my mind if there is substantial advantage in having the c2d. Thanks much!
64 or 32 bit the core 2 duo is significantly faster than a core duo of the same clock speed, and the systems can address more RAM (the core duo systems can only address 3gb of RAM, for which you have to install 4 gb to see.)
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