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…but I hate Vista 64bit even more than I hate ‘regular’ 32bit Vista and I hate it so much that I’m getting ready to ‘downgrade’…
“Vista x64 is the turning point for operating systems as they transition to 64-bit. Currently, however, the majority of users will be very disappointed by installing Vista x64. The lack of 64-bit drivers for most current hardware will be very disappointing and frustrating to most users. Why push for 64-bit now anyway? The performance gains promised by 64-bit will not be seen for years until 64-bit compiled versions of software is the norm.” Vista: Should I Install 64-bit or 32-bit Version? (x64 vs x86) | Microsoft Vista | Tech-Recipes
I have a newish 64bit computer with like 7GB of RAM, etc. Should be a real screamer, but thanks to the driver problems, etc. with 64bit Vista, it sucks eggs. My buddy Andy from Google knows that I’ve been doing battle with Google App Sync for Outlook all summer long. I discovered today that 64bit Vista was to blame. Stuff installs, but doesn’t work, etc. Just not worth it in the long run! Life is too short for most end users to deal with this stuff…
Final word? Stick with 32bit when you get that back to school or ‘finally going to treat myself’ computer. Caveat emptor! That means ‘let the buyer beware’ for all you folks from Kewaunee… ;-)
8/6/2011; This post, written almost 2 years ago, is one of the reasons why I love ‘blog post promoter’. It reminds me of who I was. I got over my problem with Google Apps Sync for Outlook by dropping Outlook and only using Google Apps in a Chrome browswer [although that application now works just fine!]. Overall I’m thrilled with the performance of this machine two years later which is saying alot for a former Apple account exec! You can say all you want about Lion, but to me, the single most important question is how fast can you get into the cloud, not what OS you are using. Second most important question? How much does it cost you? I favor operating systems like Windows 7 and Ubuntu because they allow me to use less expensive hardware — I don’t care so much about Apple’s industrial design anymore. End of story. Questions? Feedback?
