Hi,
finish my post...hit the post button accidentally.
My other licenced machine is my i7 Windows 8 laptop.
I can and have run my mill with both platforms and within the exception of file handling speed of the MUCH MUCH more powerful laptop
the difference at the machine is NILL. That's right NILL, if my Gcode calls for a rectangular drill pattern either platform produces the part in
exactly the same manner, accuracy and speed.
Unless someone can tell me an advantage measured in machine accuracy, speed or smoothness conferred by an OS then I'm happy to stick with 32 bit
Windows 7.
Craig