hbe02

hi guys, im thinking of upgrading my system, but im not sure if its worth my time and money just yet. maybe you guys can give a few ideas

currently i have a intel core 2 duo notebook at 2.0 GHz with 2 GB of RAM and 2 MB L2 Cache. Running Windows XP and programming with viual studio 2005. system Bus 997 MHz.

I have the opportunity of buying a new notebook that AMD TL-68. which is a 64-bit processor, many of the reviews say its equivalent to intel core 2 duo 2.4GHz.but i guess thats just an approximation. anywyas this new notebook also has 2GB of RAM 1 MB L2 Cache and vista premium. System bus = 1600 MHz

my first question. For us programmers, and considering that i usually run up to 3 visual studio programming projects with SQL express or Oracle Express. how is L2 cache significant?

do you think its worthwhile to move to vista and start programming with V.Studio 2008 and .NET 3.0 ?

I dont program any graphics applications or play games on my notebook (thats what the PS3 is for.. hehe) would the 64-bit processor give me better performance with my windows programs?

so what do you guys think?