Should I run Ubuntu 64bit on a laptop with 2GB of RAM?

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Published on 2012-04-02T04:27:56Z Indexed on 2012/04/02 5:41 UTC
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I'm using an Asus K43E laptop with: - Intel Core i3 Sandy Bridge 2.1GHz - 2GB DDR3 - Onboard graphics

On the Ubuntu download page, the 32bit version is marked as "recommended", but the community documentation page suggests otherwise:

Unless you have specific reasons to choose 32-bit, we recommend 64-bit to utilise the full capacity of your hardware.

I use my laptop mostly for Eclipse, apart from regular office applications, then does it make any difference when choosing between 32bit and 64bit?

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