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It is really worth it? x64 applications use MUCH more memory due to swollen pointers (each memory pointer in code needs twice the amount of memory), and there is little benefit for a browser in the computation benefit of the additional registers that x64 provides
It's only software that has high computational requirements or large memory that needs to be addressed really benefit from x64, as the benefits outweigh the problems, making a 64bit browser, the problems outweigh the benefits.
It's only software that has high computational requirements or large memory that needs to be addressed really benefit from x64, as the benefits outweigh the problems, making a 64bit browser, the problems outweigh the benefits.
1. May 2010, 17:10:11 (edited)
See this long thread in the wish-list
Comment from an Opera developer:
Comment from an Opera developer:
Originally posted by mitchman2:
64-bit versions on Windows are being continuously evaluated. Technically it's possible but it would introduce a lot more work in doing installers, testing, support ("Where's my plugins!!???") etc. Seeing that Vista and Windows 7 (and to some degree XP 64) provides perfect 32-bit emulation, the need isn't that pressing.
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I'm also running Win 7 64Bit, you know a lot more CPU and RAM usage as they have at the moment is not possible, IE and FireFox are using far less then Opera and I can only say that because I was forced to install that garbage because Opera is not working properly since version 10 but is still my main browser. The other two are just for stuff that absolutely won't work in Opera an I hate it.
64Bit version would be great, everything is comming in 64Bit, heck there are even rumours that M$ is making 128Bit Support in Win 8
64Bit version would be great, everything is comming in 64Bit, heck there are even rumours that M$ is making 128Bit Support in Win 8