Is 64 bit worth it?

[Catfish_Man]

You'll still need to fit that 8GB in the slots... 2GB DIMMs are pretty pricey still, let alone 4.

 

[SiliconAddict]

what do you mean its not 64 bit.

the box for mac pro says "quad core 64 bit workstation"

merom = 64 bit, and how, may i ask, is a core 2 duo macbook pro not "true" 64 bit? what constitutes real 64 bit?

OS X for Intel is not 64-bit yet. As such it can't take advantage of the chip. The hardware is there....the software is not. 10.5 will resolve this issue.

 

[SiliconAddict]

and are there 64 bit applications? back with the G5 Macs, people always said that 64 bit was sort of an empty thing because applications weren't written to take advantage of it anyway....is that stil the case?

If you build it they will come. Leopard will have the necessary tools to write 64-bit apps. http://www.apple.com/macosx/leopard/64bit.html

Remember that 64-bit isn't totally about just accessing large amounts of RAM. Its one of the features though.

 

[clevin]

OS X for Intel is not 64-bit yet. As such it can't take advantage of the chip. The hardware is there....the software is not. 10.5 will resolve this issue.

hardware was there years ago, AMD Athlon 64 (2003) / G5 64-bit (2002), need time to push the 64-bit softwares, and hard to say how long it will take,

 

[jmelrose]

i hope someone deletes your post, this isn't a macbook pro for sale thread. Post that in the marketplace, don't try to hijack threads that people are helping other people in.

Notably, by quoting his post, you've doubled his advertising space in the thread. Now the mods have to delete his post AND yours.

Perhaps something in a private message next time?

And, just to keep this on-topic, 64 bit is definitely worth it. It's not exactly future-proof, but it's much more future-tolerant at least.