[ale] OT: 64 bit laptops

[Greg]

64 bits only is better than 32 in some respects - high end
graphics,modeling,multimedia, (perhaps mathematics) and huge databases.  I
have a UltraSPARC-IIe (64-bit SPARCv9 processor) and it drags on Solaris, is
ok on OpenBSD but the word from others is that they still get better mileage
on 32 bit architectures.  Or as one person advised me "64-bit applications
tend to be a tad bit slower than their 32-bit counterparts so even though
I'm running a 64-bit SPARCv9 kernel, I still compile those apps as 32-bit
programs using the Sun compilers and optimize the heck out of them."  As far
as the reports about the new Macs - who knows.  So much crap has been done
in the name of "benchmarks" that I am truly skeptical of just about
everything - especially if comparing 2 different systems (each should be
optimized by an expert in that system to really get a good comparison).

Greg

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org]On Behalf Of James
> P. Kinney III
> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 10:28 PM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [ale] OT: 64 bit laptops
>
>
> I've seen hints of an AMD64 laptop but I have yet to see one. It would
> be pretty cool to have one. But I bet it would need a long power cord!
> My Opteron system is rather warm and each cpu has a LARGE heat sink and
> fan.
>
> On Thu, 2003-11-06 at 22:14, Stephen Turner wrote:
> > hey anyone played with the amd 64bit cpus? are they really faster than
> > mac? i was reading up on some reports saying mac has been lying
> about the
> > speed (no surprise) but now it seems amd64 is 50% faster when no trix or
> > lies cloud the reports.. or is this a lie as well? i was
> thinking about a
> > 64bit laptop but was unsure which would be best to get and
> since im using
> > linux on it >:) figured id ask the pros :-p so whats your opinions?
> >
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