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I'll be receiving a new notebook in a few days and was planning on running Ubuntu on it as it's compatible and the notebook has no OS pre-installed. The specifications are: Core 2 Duo, T6600, 4 GB RAM, Intel integrated graphics.
I know a year or two ago, running a 64-bit version of Ubuntu was not advised due to much of the applications and plugins (e.g. Flash) only running on 32-bit. Is this still the case? Would I get better performance with 64-bit Ubuntu since I have 4 GB of RAM? Are there any downsides anymore?
What about drivers? Are most hardware drivers usable on a 64bit Ubuntu setup? – nitbuntu – 2010-01-16T23:57:43.377
@nitbuntu: I'm sure there might be one or two proprietary wireless card drivers which are 32 bit only, but I've never come across any 32-bit only drivers since I started using x64 6 months ago, and both the ATI (fglrx) and nvidia drivers definitely work on 64 bit. (for Intel integrated graphics, the default drivers are fine) – Macha – 2010-01-17T01:05:13.380