Macbook Pro 32 or 64

[gogosds]

Hello, i have a macbook pro 17 inches

with i7 CPU and 4 GB ram

which version of ubuntu shall i install? 32 or 64 bit?

[gogosds]

Hello, i have a macbook pro 17 inches

with i7 CPU and 4 GB ram

which version of ubuntu shall i install? 32 or 64 bit?

[kaldor]

Well, 32 bit will use a PAE kernel which will detect the RAM. 64 bit has various advantages, but not extreme. I'd go for the 64 bit.

[s.fox]

Threads merged. Please do not create duplicate threads. Thank you.

[_outlawed_]

Why not try both and see which one works better for your system?

[bioterror]

This is worth to check out https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Ma...ro7-1/Maverick

Not the easiest hardware to run Ubuntu

[gogosds]

so what should i get for beginner ?