Hi, I'm new here. I haven't even really used Corel DRAW yet.
We just ordered a laser engraver. Now the next step for me is to order a dedicated PC and Corel DRAW, which seems to be quite a standard software to design and format engravings. I'm actually training on the trial version these days.
My question is : should we get the 32-bits or 64-bits version of Windows 7 ? Is there any reason we should choose one over the other to optimize the use of Corel X5?
I believe most laser engraver drivers still run on 32-bits, so I'm leaning in that direction. I'd appreciate if someone more up to date could tell me the status of X5 in this respect.
Thanks!
Mickey McFly said:should we get the 32-bits or 64-bits version of Windows 7
If you are going to buy a retail pack of Windows 7, the dvd comes with both the versions, 32-bit and 64-bit.
Its upto your needs, what version to choose during installation.
There are no (known) issues in using CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X5 on a 64-Bit OS. However, you might get benefit if you have any other 64-Bit supporting application. So I would definitely prefer 64-Bit over 32-Bit considering the fact that sometime or later applications may start coming in 64-Bit as standard.
And there is good reason to believe that the 64bit OS is more stable than the 32bit OS because every driver must be certified.