Re: new computer: any reason not to go for 64 bits?

Steve Thackery wrote:
Are not most if not all new PCs 64bit now? I think you would be hard pressed to find a 32bit only CPU anymore, unless you of course went with a old PIII or PIV.

He obviously meant the OS, not the machine itself.

With either XP or Vista, the 64-bit OS runs W32 programs slightly slower than the 32-bit OS.

Bonus!

This should be on the box as a feature so people know it before they buy.. imagine the extra sales it would make.
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