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Originally Posted by Tyrien

True. But It's also known that if you're really serious about audio/visual editing, particularly larger files (HD/Uncompressed Audio) that a Mac is the best bet. The computers are designed around to do such things.

One thing I appreciate with Vista is the option to Turbo Cache 1GB of RAM. This helps for loading out of hibernation/sleep and makes even a cold-boot up faster in most cases.

One thign I'm nto fond of is 32Bit OS. This is because of it's lack of RAM viability. You're capped off at 3.5GB at most. Usually less though. Which for everyone except the niche crowd it's not required to have more than 2. 64-bit though from my understand is also known for more problems software wise because most modern programs are designed around the 32 bit architecture.

The funniest thing about macs is that for the money you spend on a mac, you can assemble a PC that will perform the graphic/video editing tasks on the same level (and in most cases even better) as the apple boxes... They had a entertaining article on Tom's hardware about this about a year ago... and now considering the new generation of Intel CPU's... well, macs in my opinion have lost all the appeal as a designers workstation... though the personal preferences, of course, still remain

Yup, the caching feature is nice, though rarely used X)

About the 64-bit OS'es... yeah, although most of the 32-bit software cam be launched through emulation, the biggest problem (which has held me back from migrating to 64-bit for a long time) however, is the lack of low level software and driver support, especially for legacy devices... and the fact that a lot of the "64-bit" software is actually a recompiled 32-bit one... which may (and often is) cause some compability issues. Right now i am looking for a good 64-bit security package and i have found that most of my favorite antiviruses just won't work properly on 64-bits, although they are marketed as 64-bit applications. I do hope that Eset's smart security will work as intended when i have my 64-bit setup up and running >_<

As i understand you have had experience with 64-bit OS, Tyren?