[SOLVED] Installing Lite 32 or 64 bit on ASUS UX21 Ultrabook

[pauloz]

I'm seriously considering installing Lite on my ASUS UX 21 Ultrabook, which has an i3 processor @ 1.40GHz, 64 GB SSD and 4 GB of RAM. So, obviously no problems there, however I'm undecided as to whether to try the 32 bit or 64 bit version of Lite. It presently has Windows 7 64 bit, but it's beginning to slow down and hang etc after 3 years. I'm no fan of Windows but I still have Windows 7 (dual boots with Ubuntu 14.10) on my desktop, so I'll still have access to it.

Can anybody offer an opinion on whether to go for 32 bit or 64 bit? I'm not a heavy user needing anything special, don't use the device for games - Lite has been a revelation for me after having installed the 32 bit version on friends' old laptops and seeing what it can do. However, do I stand to gain anything by installing the 64 bit version instead?

Thanks in advance.
Paul

[Valtam]

I would recommend 32bit. You will still get to use all of your ram and your overall memory usage will be less. If you had a more powerful system, say an i7, 3Ghz with 16gb ram, then 64bit would be recommended.

[pauloz]

Thanks Jerry - who am I to argue with the boss - 32 bit it shall be!