Windows Server 2003 (32bit) or Vista 64-bit on Thinkpad T6xP

[tegelad]

I have a T60p w.out the Santa Rosa chip.
I have 4GB
I have a desire to see the 4th GB...
My laptop is my life and performance and stability are key.
I am not a gamer.
I have a desire to keep the warranty intact; however, I am not married to the idea ... I will go to Santa Rosa if it makes sense to go to Vista.

If you were in my situation which OS would you march towards?

cheers,

[erik]

due to chipset limitations the T60p cannot see all 4GB no matter what OS you run .   you'll need a T61 or T61p.

[ran007]

Hmmm... I just got my T61 w/4GB, and put 2003 on and love it. Found all drivers with a little help from here, but more importantly, see all 4GB in the OS. Don't have any exp. with T60.

I have both 2003 and vista x64, but after putting 2003 in, and finding that after a fresh install that it uses only 91MB of memory - I was totally hooked, because its freaking fast and efficient.

I only installed AV, Office 2007, and VMWare6. Then in VMWare, I run my 64-bit OSes, and/or whatever junk I don't want the main OS to touch.

good luck.

[gunston]

32bits is more than enought

[tegelad]

Thanks for the Memory view on 2003. I run into situations where 3GB is barely enough for the all of the Excel modeling, VMware, Outlook, SSH, and Docs that I have to write. Though I am drooling to drop Santa Rosa in, I am concerned about the 64-bit driver festivities ... (I have a workstation at the house with dual dual-core AMD64 w/ 8GB ...)

Much appreciation!

+-ADT