There is several talks about it, most people way "64bit all the way", but I'm wandering if for a 2GB machine 32bit is just fine.
Currently there are more 32-bit software than 64-bit aware, 64-bit versions tend to need more memory (see for example just the install ISOs of Windows 7), ...
So would it be good to have a 32-bit one instead of a 64-bit OS? Which are pros and cons given the specified RAM capacity?
Answer
32bit.
There'll be a marginal RAM usage decrease, as pointers are 32bit not 64bit, and you'll have slightly less driver issues in theory, and I'm really only saying 32bit for that. Go 64bit if you ever plan to upgrade, as the disadvantages are tiny, especially as 2GB of ram is still a fair amount, you shouldn't notice the few extra kb of ram taken by a pointer-heavy program.
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