I saw that the Athalon 64 was coming pretty soon. While I plan on getting a new notebook in the near future and i doubt that it will be avalible moblily at first (or that it will be available from major manufacturers who mostly use intel chips except for Alienware) I cant ignore that feeling that my systems will quickly become obsolete as applications are developed in 64-bit. Is this something I should wait a few months for? Anyone have an idea how much more expensive this stuff is going to be?
Should I wait for the 64-bit chip?
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I doubt that a majority of application software will only (or: at all) be available for 64-bit platforms within the next two years (and that's very cautiously speaking).
32-bit systems will most definitely not become useless or unsupported in medium term.
32-bit systems will most definitely not become useless or unsupported in medium term.
I doubt that we will see moblie athlon 64 chips earlier than two years from now so I wouldn't hold my breath until I got one.
The Athlon64 and Opteron are both able to run both 32 bit and 64 bit software so current software definately won't be going anywhere anytime soon. Unfortunately the new processors will most likely cost much more than current AMD processors. Probably $200 for a entry level processor whereas an entry level Athlon XP currently costs $50. Think AMD processors with an Intel pricing scheme. 
The Athlon64 and Opteron are both able to run both 32 bit and 64 bit software so current software definately won't be going anywhere anytime soon. Unfortunately the new processors will most likely cost much more than current AMD processors. Probably $200 for a entry level processor whereas an entry level Athlon XP currently costs $50. Think AMD processors with an Intel pricing scheme.