[linux-laptop] 64-bit versus 32-bit Linux laptops

[Maura Monville]

At the beginning of 2005 I started to search the laptops market for a 
high-performance portable machine with 2GB RAM, fastest processor, 
high-resolution screen, 80 GB disk,,
modem for dial-up connection where the ethernet is not available, optical 
mouse.
..
Needless to say I want a laptop running Linux possibly SuSE (my favourite 
distro).
I found a company offering a 64-bit laptop very expensive but with high 
performances.
No one reassured me abouut being able to run programs built on a 32-bit 
machine on the 64-bit laptop. I decided to wait another couple of months.
Time has come for me to make a decision. Yesterday I revisited the websites 
of the companies offering Linux laptops. To my surprise I noted that the 
64-bit machine has been removed from the inventory. I wonder whether such a 
laptop has been recalled because of some some technical/design problem or 
just for commercial reasons.

As I'm on the verge of buying a good laptop, that should replace my 3-year 
old mini-tower home computer, I'd like to get some suggestion about the 
architecture and 
possibly the brand name and model.
Another concern is the fast internet. My current provider is Comcast. They 
inserted a new card in my home computer. What about a laptop ? Will I be 
able to get Comcast 
fast internet through the TV cable if I get a laptop ?

Thank you very much for your help.

Maura



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Maura E.M
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