> I have an amd64 running in 64 bit mode. There honestly isn't much > reason to get a 64 if you are going to run in 32 bit mode...They are > way more expensive than the 32 bit counterparts and don't offer enough > extra in 32 bit mode. FWIW, I strongly disagree. You get much better performance per clock on a 64-bit machine even when running in 32-bit simply due to chip architecture improvements including SSE2 among other things, and the price should not be that different when compared with the 32-bit offering (as long as you don't go for the FX stuff). Also, heat dissipation as well as battery life (if considering laptop) is definitely a plus when compared with Pentium4 offering. Pentium-M processors are also nice but also generally more expensive. I've been using the eMachines (now Gateway) M68xxx series with 32-bit Linux and have practically abandoned using my desktop altogether. Best wishes, Ivica Ico Bukvic, composer & multimedia sculptor http://meowing.ccm.uc.edu/~ico/ -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.3 - Release Date: 3/15/2005
