At 10:06 AM -0400 on 6/15/05, Richard Gilmore spoke about Re: [X4U] 64 vs 32 was...Re: move to Intel thusly: >That's what I mean one's 32 bit and the other 64 but if the "bits" >don't matter and 64s are actually slower why's my iMac G5 faster? As I understand it, apps have to be written to take advantage of the 64 -- many current apps simply do not use the full width. The G4 and the G5 have differences between them not limited to the width of the data path. -- I am a Christian Democrat. Jesus Christ was a Jew, and a Liberal.