Winders has 64 bit versions. I don't use them because too many apps are broken.
Jim Ray, President Neuse River Networks tel: 919-838-1672 http://www.Neuse.Net Connecting You to the World since 1997 > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Greg Brown > Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 11:10 AM > To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list > Subject: Re: [TriLUG] AMD vs. Intel > > You bring up an interesting point. My neighbor just > purchased a new laptop > that has a 64 bit processor. Can XPee Home even take > advantage of a 64 bit > processor? > > She's already fed up with the anti-virus she is using and has > already asked about Linux (after hearing me yap about it for > years now). Hopefully she'll pull the trigger and I can > intall Ubuntu as a social expirement. I'd really like to see > how well a seriously non-techincal person manages with Ubuntu. > > On 7/28/06, Kevin Flanagan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > That would have to fall in the "that depends" category. > > > > > > What would you be doing with the system, for a laptop, I > see that HP > > now has a Turion 64Bit laptop, interesting if you could > take advantage > > of the processor. > > > > If you are using much CPU to Memory transfer intensive > applications, > > then AMD has the edge, otherwise I don't think that it > matters as much. > > > > What about the other stuff, that says more in many cases. > > > > What disks are available, SATA, or PATA, or SCSI? > > What Video subsystem suits your needs best? > > How much RAM can you get for the system in question? > > > > > > As usual, there's a lot more to the "best" answer, > generally I think > > that if you get a top tier system now it's likely enough for 95% or > > more of folks, unless you're just that kind of geek who > needs to spec > > out every last detail. > > > > Then there's cost..... > > > > > > > > Kevin > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Greg Brown wrote: > > > It was not long ago at all, just last year, that the prevailing > > > opinion of those on Trilug seemed to be that AMD was > leading the way > > > for chip > > design > > > for the foreseeable future. With Intel's latest announcements, > > > along with the Core Duo, I was wondering what the > consensus opinion > > > was these days. > > > > > > If you were going to build a linux desktop or laptop what > processor > > would > > > you pick? Intel, AMD, or something else? > > > > > > 3.... 2..... 1..... FIGHT!! > > -- > > TriLUG mailing list : > http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > > TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member > > Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ > > > -- > TriLUG mailing list : > http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG > Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/
