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Some Thoughts on the Current State of 64-bit ComputingSome Thoughts on the Current State of 64-bit ComputingPosted Feb 18, 2005 17:29 UTC (Fri) by arafel (subscriber, #18557)Parent article: Some Thoughts on the Current State of 64-bit Computing
<i>[...] should you get one with a 64-bit processor? The answer [...] is a resounding "yes"[..]. Let's be honest about it, the speed difference between a 32-bit and 64-bit operating system is marginal at best</i>
Is it just me, or are there some contradictions in that? It's basically saying "Get one because they're cheap enough now, but it won't actually make much difference". Gee, thanks. :-)
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Some Thoughts on the Current State of 64-bit Computing Posted Feb 19, 2005 0:41 UTC (Sat) by giraffedata (subscriber, #1954) [Link] Is it just me, or are there some contradictions in that?There's no contradiction. The first statement compares 64 bit CPUs and 32 bit CPUs (actually, with context, x86-64 and x86) and the second statement compares 64 bit operating systems and 32 bit operating systems. It implies that an x86-64 with 32 bit Linux is substantially better than x86 with 32 bit Linux, while x86-64 with 64 bit Linux is not better than x86-64 with 32 bit Linux.
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