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gillilandboy

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Apr 3, 2007
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St. Louis MO
I have a stock macbook pro and I was wondering if I should put the 32 bit version or the 64 bit version on it? The only thing I know about 64 bit is that you can use more RAM but is that it?


Thanks.
 
Not only can 64bit utilise more RAM, but it also uses the existing RAM more efficiently to give you a slight speed boost over 32 bit. In addition Microsoft is slowly discontinuing support for 32bit operating systems.
 
I went 32-bit - I wasn't sure about drivers and what not. Seems snappy enough to me, although I don't use Windows for anything but mundane tasks.
 
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