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does dell give you vista 64bit or just 32bit?

post #1 of 2
2/24/07 at 4:57pm
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if you buy a laptop, what OS are you getting?

are you entitled to both 32bit and 64bit?

what comes on the backup dvd?
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2/26/07 at 12:15pm
You get 32-bit, and you're not entitled to 64-bit.

Trust me, though, there is very little reason to get the 64-bit version now. Drivers are a nightmare (They ALL have to be signed, unlike in 32-bit where you can use unsigned drivers), and you still take a performance hit.

The only reason these days to run the 64-bit version is if you really need the extra RAM, and in notebooks that isn't usually a pressing concern due to the insane cost of putting more than 2GB of RAM in most notebooks.
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