On 24/07/2010 12:34, doug livesey wrote: > Hi -- a local shop got sold a Dell with 1gig RAM running a 64 bit > version of Windows a couple of weeks ago, and they are saying that it > is running really slowly. > As it's an independent shop I use lots & want to support (support your > local bookshop!), I've offered to set it up as dual-boot with Ubuntu > to see if they prefer that, and then to either return it to M$ or > convert fully to Ubuntu depending on which they prefer. > My question is, should I go with the 32 or 64 bit Ubuntu? The Ubuntu > page recommends 32 bit for most users, and it's not a high-powered > machine, but it is already running a 64 bit OS (albeit one that could > be part of the problem -- I don't know enough about these things). > Oh, and I've told them to have a think about everything they use it > for, but from an initial conversation everything is easily do-able in > Ubuntu, and, more importantly, easy for me to show them. > Any & all advice appreciated, > Doug.
With only 1GB Ram I wouldn't say there is any benefit to running a 64-Bit OS, saying that I have 4GB Ram and still only run a 32-Bit OS. I'd say it's probably slow running Windows because it only has 1GB Ram. If it's Vista then it'll run like a dog with 1GB Ram (and not much better with 2GB), and if it's Windows 7 it'll run better with 2GB. I'd suggest sticking the 32-Bit version of Ubuntu on there. Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
