32-bit version planed or no???

Just curious if I need to get a new laptop or not.
Is a 32bit version in the works or just sticking with 64bit?

 

What CPU do you have? Even if your laptop came with a 32 bit version of Windows it doesn't mean the CPU is 32 bit (unless it's an older Atom CPU).

Personal story: I bought a desktop PC back in 2009 that came with a Intel Dual Core and had 32 bit Windows on it. I thought that it had a 32 bit CPU for about 5 years until I accidentally installed a 64 bit version of Manjaro on it and was baffled. Yep, turns out it was a 64 bit machine with a 32 bit Windows for some odd reason.

 

Can't fathom why any end-user would remain with 32 bit in this day and age. Businesses which can't for whatever reason move forward without great cost, I can understand

 

How much memory did it ship with? It may have been a result of the computer having 4GB or less when it shipped.

Only other reason I can imagine is if they have older systems and are refusing or cannot afford to upgrade. It certainly won't happen with new systems as even the cheapest processors are 64-bit now.

 

For both points; I have a mini-laptop that isn't 64-bit capable, so technically, that would apply to me as well. Lucky I have a bigger 64-bit laptop for school... Most likely though, I may end up with a more powerful machine by the end of the year. (Hopefully an MSI Cubi... those things look and sound amazing!)

 

I also have a mini-laptop that isn't 64-bit capable, but it barely runs anything let alone Unity. It's almost ten years old and the only reasons I keep it around are because it's a Panasonic Toughbook and it makes for a good ebook reader.

 

I'm taking a guess it's atom-based... Mine somehow runs unity 4.6 though. (Or did; I went and dropped windows 10 on the thing for testing and haven't had enough disk space to install it again! )

Still good to see yours used for at least something though; the low power of these notebooks makes it hard to use them in any useful form these days. (That's also why unity linux would be awesome for the 64-bit capable ones, since linux by itself takes almost nothing! )

 

Third generation Intel Centrino. Basically Core Duo @ 1.06GHz, 1.5GB DDR2, and GMA 950. It may be a stretch calling it a mini-laptop, but if you strip away the ruggedness it isn't a very big laptop. Only a 12-inch screen.