[jalopy]

hi
might have to buy a new pc soon and see that alot of the new ones are with 64 bit is their any advantage of 64 bit over 32 bit for the ordinary user

i use my pc for internet / downloading /sometimes uploading / converting avi and others to dvd and for burning also for photo editing

have been looking at the HP pavillion range (anybody got and are they ok) also would you get one with a large h/drive or one with two smaller h/drives

any advice appriciated


jalopy

[whompus]

64 bit can use more memory (if fitted) and is better at processing large multimedia files eg your converting avi to dvd, no difference with normal browsing, office and productivity programs. If you use two small hard drives in a raid stripe setup it will be faster read/writing but carries risks as if one drive fails you loose everything, obviously a single drive can fail as well so think about backup solutions (external drives)

[jalopy]

Originally Posted by whompus

64 bit can use more memory (if fitted) and is better at processing large multimedia files eg your converting avi to dvd, no difference with normal browsing, office and productivity programs. If you use two small hard drives in a raid stripe setup it will be faster read/writing but carries risks as if one drive fails you loose everything, obviously a single drive can fail as well so think about backup solutions (external drives)

thanks for the reply its appreciated


jalopy