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64-bit OSs:

- Allow you to fully use 4GB+ of memory

- Can only be run on AMD64 processors

- Use more memory in general

- 32-bit applications or unoptimised ones are generally slower

- Optimised 64-bit applications are generally faster

- Many driver incompatibilities at present: it can be difficult to make hardware work