32- or 64-bit

[Alexander Smirnov]

O. Sinclair wrote:
> Right,
>
> new computer on the horizon (next week) and it has 3Gb RAM and iCore 5
> and what what.
>
> So the question is: stay on good-old 32-bit Kubuntu or leap into the
> future of 64-bit? I know the thing about memory addressing but 3Gb is
> not quite there if I get it?
>
> is 64-bit ready? Will I notice improved speed?
>
> Opinions on speed, compatibility issues etc most welcome!
>
>    

Currently my computer has 4Gb and 64bit KK installed. Since i frequently 
execute java-based applications, like Eclipse, Ant, ExecuteQuery, I feel 
that it is choking. Probably because these applications consume too much 
memory. Earlier, i had 32-bit kubuntu on this computer. I didn't notice 
difference when moved to 64-bit .

For my next installation(10.10?), I'm going to move back to 32bit