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Mac-010
18 yrs ago
Hi !,
Buying a new PC; is anyone using or recommending getting Vista 64 or sticking with 32 bit ?.
Buying no brand; shop said they cant get the 64 bit ?. So i would have to get it myself.
Thanks !
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Depends on two things:
- How long are you going to use it. Up to 3-4 years you'll be fine with 32 bit.
- What kind of apps are you going to use. If you need more memory than 4 gigs, 64 bit is the only game in town. For mainstream apps you should not need more than 4 for a couple of years yet.
I'd say unless you deal in very serious photo editing, video editing, digital content creation, database work you're fine with 32 bit. In fact most 32 bit apps will run a bit slower on a 64 bit OS.
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I also wanted to add that the speed of adoption of 64 bit will partly depend on Windows 7, which according to MS will be released in 2010. They've never shipped according to schedule so far but I think it is safe to assume it will be out within 3 years.
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Thanks for feedback; ok, wont do anything that serious on it so stick with 32 bit for now.
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No problem.
Just to give you a reference. I'm a card carrying computer geek and I run Vista 32 bit (mixed Ultimate and Home Premium) and Windows Server 2003 on the machines at home. The laptop is still on XP Pro.
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Another question; worth going legal these days with Windows ?. (no hazzle, easy updates etc).
I said to go with Vista Home Prem. - do a fair bit of movie watching etc; and this will be server for some media players and so on. Is ultimate necessary or worth it ?.
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While it is still possible to hack Vista, it is a chore. I would go legal if you can afford it. It's not like a one time hack nowadays either. Even downloading templates for Word 2007 runs a "Genuine Microsoft" check that blocks you if you have, say, an old hacked Office 2003 app.
Ultimate combines the consumer features of Home Premium (Media Center and so forth) with the corporate features of Business (fax and scan, built-in backup, domain capability). I don't think you need it based on what you are saying. Worst case you can upgrade later.
I am perfectly happy with Home Premium for the Media Center PC.
On the server side I use Windows Server 2003 but only because I got a free copy from a friend at MS. It could run Windows 2000 Pro or XP Pro and work just as well. For storage I use an Infrant/Netgear ReadyNAS with an embedded OS.
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