-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Laptop Recommendations - - 32 bit or 64 bit?
- From: Gman <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:35:13 -0400
Good approach to these question, DJ!
I would imagine the printer will function, but with limited capability.
Still, it would be a simple matter of using a USB stick to move them over to
the desktop and print them from there. You'd probably want to keep a copy
with the rest of your desktop collection anyway.
For your use, 64-bit has indeed arrived and it should speed up nearly
everything you do. Since more memory can be addressed by individual
processes (compared to 32-bit), it only makes sense that it will require
more memory to really take advantage of that. A laptop with a max capacity
of 3 or 4GB of RAM won't hurt you, but I would have to assume that it could
become an annoyance within a couple of years as technology marches forward.
Of course, that all depends on how your needs change.
My suggestion here, then, is to look for a laptop that not only serves your
present needs (support for 64-bit, good graphics, etc), but also allows more
room for future growth. I'd be looking for a discrete (add-on) graphics
card, maybe an 8GB RAM capacity (depends on anticipated future needs), as
always, decent reviews.
Finally, here's a web page that compares different discrete mobile graphics
cards and firmly plants each one into one of 5 categories, depending on
their abilities. It will definitely come in handy when trying to figure out
what you're getting with any of the laptops you choose to investigate.
http://tinyurl.com/fqcgq
Peace,
Gman
"The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask"
----- Original Message -----
From: "cajun12" <cajun12@xxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 4:11 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Laptop Recommendations - - 32 bit or 64 bit?
>I am not a gamer. My strongest need will be running graphics intense
>programs like Paint Shop Pro and Photo Shop Elements. My scanner has a
>64bit driver, but my printer has no Vista drivers available at all (HP
>DeskJet 990Cse), however, HP says it will run on drivers found in Vista.
>
> Has 64 bit arrived, and would there be a significant advantage to having
> it on a mid-range laptop with a 4GB memory cap to run some intense graphic
> programs that I am currently running on 2GB of memory in XP Home?
>
> dj
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