will 64bit make a huge difference?

[dingdongbubble]

Hi

I was just trying to decide wether the iMac G5 or Core Duo is better. The G5 is 64bit while theCore Cuo is 32 bit. Will havig 64 bit help a lot? And if it does help how mch does speed improve?

 

[thejadedmonkey]

The intel processor will help more in the long run then the 64bit-ness of the G5 will.

64bit won't help until you start dealing with huge (over 3gig) files. The G5 will be slightly faster on some tasks then the original Core processors were, but it will also become obsolete faster IMO.

 

[gomobile]

Is the latest Imac already 64 bit running on leopard?

The intel processor will help more in the long run then the 64bit-ness of the G5 will.

64bit won't help until you start dealing with huge (over 3gig) files. The G5 will be slightly faster on some tasks then the original Core processors were, but it will also become obsolete faster IMO.

 

[TBi]

G5 = 64bit
CoreDuo = 32bit
Core2Duo = 64bit

All new macs are 64bit

 

[gomobile]

now that's nice.

G5 = 64bit
CoreDuo = 32bit
Core2Duo = 64bit

All new macs are 64bit

 

[speakerwizard]

all depends on what your doing