RE: debian 64 or 32 bit

["Mark Allums" <mark@allums.com>]

> > So, for processors able to support x84_64 archs, use it. Why would
> > you use only a fragment of your computer's power?
> 
> There is one disadvantage, i read about it, that by using the 64bit
> pointers, the binaries size and memory requirements are on amd64
> higher, than on i386. But bigger HDD and more RAM is no problem
> in these days.

There is a size increase, but not as big as you might think.  Your memory requirements won't double.  For all *new* computers, 64-bit is a no-brainer.  As everyone is saying, 8 GB is fairly common now for desktop machines, and memory access is far more efficient under a 64-bit OS on machines with memory larger than 3 GB.