----- Original Message ----- From: "Mat Maessen" Subject: Re: OT: Windows Computer Questions
> > Though saying that, I would not touch Vista for at least another six > months. Let the bugs get fleshed out, and wait until Microsoft issues > Service Pack 1 at least. That kinda goes without saying. > > As far as 64-bit dual core chips. At this point, the best > bang-for-the-buck in desktop processors is the Intel Core 2 Duo > series. Maybe AMD will revamp their line soon and take the lead again, > but the Core 2 Duos are still nice processors, and are much less > "kludgy" than the Pentium 4 series were. Thanks for that, it answers what I needed to know, including that by the time I am ready to build, the world may have changed again. > > The bigger question: What would you be doing that would require 64-bit > Windows? Not all the device drivers are there yet, and 99% of the > software is still 32-bit. I tend to err on the side of > sit-back-and-wait on stuff like this, until it's better supported by > the software vendors. I want this machime primarily as a photolab work station. The work I am doing in the studio involves batch processing hundreds of files at a time before sending them to the printer, so the faster the machine, the better. I would be making sure that the software that I want to use will run on a 64bit system. Thanks again William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
