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Pross 64 bits/32 bits

post #1 of 9
8/27/04 at 12:51am
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Hi,

I would like to know, if I buy a laptop, with a 64 bits pross, 80 GB HD at 7200, 1GB RAM, a CD/DVD drive, wireless 802.11g, how long will it be good? I mean will i'll be oblige to buy a new one in 2 years?

And if I only buy a laptop of 32 bits pross, 80GB HD, 1 GB RAM, CD/DVD drive, 802.11 g, how long will it last?

Thanks,
Blacko
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post #2 of 9
8/27/04 at 1:00am
An 80GB 7200rpm HDD is currently unavailable but seagate is expected to release one in the upcoming months.
It's gonna be a while before 64 bit processors become mainstream, and by then, they'll leave any athlon64 you buy now in the dust. In 2 years you'll definitely want a new system.
If you're a big gamer, make sure your system uses the ati 9700 or 9800 (if you look at dell's big ugly line)
both systems (with a good gpu) will handle games very well.
It's just as always, technology is making great bounds with pci express coming up and the expected release of the alvisio chipset.
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post #3 of 9
8/27/04 at 1:03am
Chances are either way that notebook will stay with you for more than two years.

If you get a laptop with the Athlon 64 you'll still be using it for quite some time whether or not more 64 bit software comes out and I'm not quite sure people are gonna start working on 128 bit technology so soon

It really depends on what you want to use your computer for, if you want gaming then your notebook's lifespan is dependant on the video card.

If you buy a 32 bit processor notebook with those specs it should last for a good while, especially if you don't plan to game or do some programming.

Just be prepared to know that in two years all the notebooks out on the market will probably make yours feel like molasses, because that's how things are.
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post #4 of 9
8/27/04 at 1:04am
Chances are both will last about the same. Of course by getting a 64-bit proc you are getting a very good, actually the most powerful, current 32-bit proc which will be able to run 64-bit OS and apps when the 64-bit era comes. However, chances are, and I have been trying to convince people in these forums for this, until 64-bit OS and most importantly 64-bit apps become ubiquitous your current 64-bit cpu, although able to run them, will have become more like P-3 is now - an outdated processor. So, my guess is you will be buying a new, much more capable 64-bit which will run the increasingly demanding apps "smoothly". Thus you would buy a 64-bit cpu which you will use mostly as a 32-bit and when the time for switching to 64-bits DOES come, you will need/want a new one, anyway.
This being said, the AMD64 is used right now as a purely 32-bit cpu and the 64-bits remain only as a feature fot the future. This however is enough to make the AMD64 the best performer of all 32-bit cpus as of now.
If you want the most power in your cpu get an AMD64 but remember that the 64-bit magic is currently only part of its tag and what you will be using it as is a great 32-bit performer.
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post #5 of 9
8/27/04 at 1:05am
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for the 32 bits pross, about 3-4 years he might last?

Thanks,
Blacko
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post #6 of 9
8/27/04 at 1:06am
What do you plan to use it for?
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post #7 of 9
8/27/04 at 1:13am
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probably photoshop, dreamweaver, a little bit of game ( diablo II LoD)
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post #8 of 9
8/27/04 at 1:17am
Yeah, you should be fine for 4-5 years, just be warned that newer versions of Photoshop might feel sluggish on your notebook 4-5 years from now.

If you even remotely want to game you should probably get the 9700.
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post #9 of 9
8/27/04 at 1:43am
It will last as long as you want to keep on using it - it will always be able to surf the net or type documents or whatever. Even your desktop that you build today won't be able to run the hungriest apps in two years' time so it's not very logical to try to buy a laptop on the basis of what you might be doing two years from now. Any laptop that can play UT2004 today will be able to play UT2004 in 2, 5, 10 years' time.
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