> From: Jimmy Johnson [mailto:field.engin...@gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 7:49 AM > Subject: Re: [OT I think] Which Distro? > > Dotan Cohen wrote: > >> What applications or usage scenarios get more out of your hardware as > >> with 32bit / 64bit kernel? > >> > >> How much better are those on amd64? > >> > > > > If you have over 3 GB of memory then you need 64 bit. Otherwise, it is > > mostly very specific scientific applications that need 64 bit: home > > users will see no benefit. In _most_ cases. > > > I imagine the arguments where similar when operating systems moved from > 16 bit to 32 bit. ;)
Ditto. Also, I have a few servers that need to run 64bit. I have run into several issues where things worked perfectly in 32bit but not in 64bit (mainly hardware drivers). I personally would run 64bit on the laptop but mainly because I figure the more I run 64 bit, the more likely I am going to find these issues and can report them. The fewer issues, the more likely others are going to switch to 64bit. Have fun! ~Stack~ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
