Share Experience - T400 pre-installed with Windows 7

Hi,
I have recently ordered a new T400 pre-installed with Windows 7. I am yet to receive my laptop which I am eagerly waiting for, however, I would like to know what has been the experience (good / bad) from the people who have already received thier systems. This will help me check out on those aspects when I receive my system.
Not sure whether it was a good choice to select 32 bit OS -> Comments please.
Thanks in advance.
Following is the configuration that I have ordered for as it appears in my order status
01. INT.CORE2DUOPROCT9600
02. GENUWIN7PROFES.32
03. GEN WIN 7 PRFS 32 US EN
03. 14.1 WXGA+ TFT, W/ CAMERA
04. INT.GRAPH.MEDIAACCELX4500
05. 3GBPC3-8500 1067MHZ2DIMM
06. KYB US ENGLISH
07. ULTRNAV(TRP+TOUCHP)FINGERP
08. 320GBHARDDISKDRIVE,7200RPM
09. DVDRECORD.8XMAXDUAL,ULTBAY
10. EXPR.CARDSLOTXN7-1M.CARDR.
11. INTEGR.BLUETOOTH PAN
12. INT.WIFI LINK5300
13. INTG.WIR.WIDENET UPGRAD.
14. 4 CELL LI-ION BATERRY
15. BLUETOOTH W/ANTENNA
16. INTEG.WLESSANTENNA:14.1"

fundoo77 wrote:
Not sure whether it was a good choice to select 32 bit OS -> Comments please.
IMNSHO, always go with a 64 bit OS. With Win 7 32 you will probabaly be able to use all of your RAM, but if you add more RAM at some point you won't be able to use it without going to a 64 bit OS.
A 32 bit system can address 4G of address space but Windows tends to reserve the top 1G (more or less) for addressing installed (and future) peripheral devices and graphics card RAM. Any RAM above ~3G simply goes to wast.
Just my $.02. You asked...
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