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"our mid-2007 MacBook only showed 3GB available for system use through Activity Monitor despite having 4GB installed, not delivering the true 64-bit experience."

If it is the Intel 960 chipset it was only supported for 2GB RAM. I have one its a chipset limitation every PC or MAC that has that chipset suffers from.
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seriously  someitguy79 | 08/28/09
Great operating system upgrade. Only petty about...  honeymonster | 08/28/09
Em phasis  dheady@... | 08/28/09
I don't know if you realize this  gnesterenko | 08/28/09
Underpowered GPU  chromeronin | 08/28/09
Hmmm  rparker009 | 09/10/09
For months we've heard nothing regarding 64-bit except  frgough | 08/28/09
Ummmmm.....  JoeMama_z | 08/28/09
Then don't do it...  wuzelwazel | 09/03/09
well  gnesterenko | 08/28/09
Okay...  wuzelwazel | 09/03/09
Hm wierd  JT82 | 08/28/09
Extremely stable?  masonwheeler | 08/28/09
RE: Extremely stable?  trybble1 | 08/28/09
Oh I am sure there is a reason  bobiroc | 08/28/09
Precisely  de-void | 08/28/09
Excatly  gnesterenko | 08/28/09
Funny that  rahbm | 09/01/09
I can guarantee you  gnesterenko | 08/28/09
You're overlooking one thing...  mgp3 | 08/28/09
But of course!  gnesterenko | 08/28/09
Please do!  rahbm | 09/01/09
Hmmm...  wuzelwazel | 09/03/09
RE: 64-bit Snow Leopard defaults to 32-bit kernel  Gyula Bognar, Jr. | 08/28/09
The Best at What  bobiroc | 08/28/09
Actually  gnesterenko | 08/28/09
Partially agree  bobiroc | 08/28/09
Agreed  gnesterenko | 08/28/09
Again, one more vote for Vista stabilty  db64 | 08/28/09
Next time  honeymonster | 08/29/09
RE: 64-bit Snow Leopard defaults to 32-bit kernel  rbert16000 | 08/28/09
Conscientious Apple? Surely you jest!  kvkalidindi | 08/28/09
Minor set?  julian.lawton@... | 08/29/09
Don't Buy It  wuzelwazel | 09/03/09
Conscientious or incompetent  bobiroc | 08/28/09
"Conscientious?"  jpdemers@... | 08/28/09
Bleh  wuzelwazel | 09/03/09
RE: 64-bit Snow Leopard defaults to 32-bit kernel  docmurdock | 08/28/09
chipset limitations may be a hardware makers fault  stevejg61 | 08/28/09
chipset limitations may be a hardware makers fault, ...  stevejg61 | 08/28/09
So the EFI is a limitation  bobiroc | 08/28/09
ROFL  Badgered | 08/28/09
Nicely done!! (nt)  NonZealot | 08/28/09
Oh they did  bobiroc | 08/28/09
Even Video  faxmonkey | 08/28/09
ZFS HAS BEEN DROPPED?!?!?!?!  NonZealot | 08/28/09
They'll find some way to convince themselves this is different.  ye | 08/28/09
Its a sad world isn't it  bobiroc | 08/28/09
wow... just wow.  faxmonkey | 08/28/09
I can't recall making any sort of fuss about Longhorn  James Quinn | 08/30/09
you can still run 64-bit apps  someitguy79 | 08/28/09
RE: 64-bit Snow Leopard defaults to 32-bit kernel  jhencken | 08/28/09
RE: 64-bit Snow Leopard defaults to 32-bit kernel  faxmonkey | 08/28/09
RE: 64-bit Snow Leopard defaults to 32-bit kernel  mr.zachcoffman@... | 08/28/09
Just installed Snow Leopard, and it's nice  HollywoodDog | 08/28/09
MS is teaching Apple well ....  kd5auq | 08/28/09
A more apt analogy is on-demand 4 wheel drive  HollywoodDog | 08/28/09
yea a bit better  gnesterenko | 08/28/09
I don't understand the problem  HollywoodDog | 08/28/09
I love it  bobiroc | 08/28/09
"If you're ready to compromise...  Samic | 08/28/09
The problem with Apple users  WinMacLinux | 08/28/09
Get thee from ZDNet!  gnesterenko | 08/28/09
The real problem with Apple users  KWRussell | 08/28/09
you must not frequent Apple forums....  doh123 | 08/29/09
Mac users are the Scientologists of technology  Unix Pimp | 08/29/09
Macintologists  hippiedippie | 08/29/09
Kernel Shmernel  wuzelwazel | 09/03/09
A more apt analogy...  oldhippy68 | 09/10/09
I wonder if  tikigawd | 09/10/09
RE: 64-bit Snow Leopard defaults to 32-bit kernel  jpdemers@... | 08/28/09
RE: 64-bit Snow Leopard defaults to 32-bit kernel  chromeronin | 08/28/09
Ah well...  zkiwi | 08/28/09
but I have to hand it to you  Snarfiorix | 08/30/09
However...  zkiwi | 08/30/09
or maybe  rahbm | 09/01/09
How Can We Tell - 32 or 64???  hippiedippie | 08/29/09
Apple falls behind Microsoft. Windows 7 = 100% 64 Bit OS. Apple = Eh, No.  Solid Jedi Knight | 08/30/09
Hail Windows, the perfect OS  HerbertH_02 | 08/30/09
but  magallanes | 08/30/09
That's misleading  trance2tec | 08/30/09
Figures  rahbm | 09/01/09
Vista Version 2  rag@... | 08/31/09
Your Opinion  bobiroc | 08/31/09
Snow leopard is a Leopard  magallanes | 08/31/09
I believe Snow Leopard is a 100% 64-bit OS.  ye | 08/30/09
Sounds about right.....  James Quinn | 08/30/09
But Apple Crippled it  bobiroc | 08/31/09
Just who were these people?  James Quinn | 08/31/09
Bummer  wuzelwazel | 09/03/09
Personally...  zkiwi | 08/30/09
Keep Drinking the Redmond Cool Aid!  denyar2 | 09/10/09
Craig Simms doesn't understand  balrob | 08/30/09
Microsoft should be left behind  root12 | 08/30/09
RE: 64-bit Snow Leopard defaults to 32-bit kernel  bb_apptix | 08/31/09
RE: 64-bit Snow Leopard defaults to 32-bit kernel  prspectiv2 | 08/31/09
This Is My Understanding As Well...  wuzelwazel | 09/03/09
RE: 64-bit Snow Leopard defaults to 32-bit kernel  mimsy | 09/10/09
For sure  fernande-zdnet | 09/10/09
Ignorance  macgroover | 09/16/09

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