searched threads, didn't find anything that was specifically pertaining to my interest.

Just want a small netbook, good processing power - can run AutoCAD and RevIT well. screen size isn't important and i want something very lightweight and not bulky. I'm tired of lugging around my 8 pound laptop thats (still) the shit.

Something i can take to studio and classes.

Went to best buy and didn't like anything they had. What kind of specs should I look for?

9/27/2009 2:46:10 AM

a desktop that you can remote desktop to

9/27/2009 3:08:13 AM

NETBOOK THREAD ASS

9/27/2009 3:37:06 AM

i like my msi wind. had it about a year now, still working well despite carrying it everywhere i go.

9/27/2009 9:00:43 AM

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9/27/2009 9:28:48 AM

Got the wife an MSI Wind last Christmas. She loves it and still uses it all the time.

I love it because it keeps her off my desktop.

9/27/2009 10:04:54 AM

ibtl

9/27/2009 10:25:06 AM

lol, netbook that you can use autocad on without issues?

i'm guessing you dont do much in autocad?

9/27/2009 12:08:09 PM

lol yea, I've got a friend that has a netbook and runs maple on it. It takes everything it's got to run that program. GOOD luck with running CAD or anything graphic intense on it.

9/27/2009 12:14:57 PM

This is the closest you'll get. The only netbook out there you can buy right now with a real graphics chipset (but it's still not very powerful -- nVidia ION LE). It has the best chance, however slight it may be, of actually running AutoCAD, but I guarantee it won't run well if at all.

Remote Desktop is your only viable option if you go Netbook. You can buy a real laptop in the same size but it'll run you twice to three times as much.

9/27/2009 1:13:44 PM

Out of all the major cad systems, I'd think AutoCAD's requirements would be the lowest. Depending on the version you want to run, my guess would be one a few years old would be just fine.

9/27/2009 3:37:18 PM

yeah, 2005. not intensive at all. I hate all the BLOAT in the newer versions.

9/27/2009 4:36:55 PM

well, here are the 2005 requirements - according to google:

Quote :

" * Intel Pentium III or later, with 800 MHz or faster processor, or compatible * Microsoft Windows XP (Professional, Home Edition, or Tablet PC Edition), or Windows 2000 Professional * 256 MB RAM * 300 MB free disk space for installation * 1024x768 VGA with true color * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 * CD-ROM drive * Mouse, trackball, or compatible pointing device "

afaik pretty much any netbook in existence that runs xp meets those.

9/27/2009 9:39:32 PM

the NETBOOK thread is still on the first page. how is that not relevant to this?

9/27/2009 9:46:09 PM

STOP TAKING UP ALL THE THREADS WE'RE ALMOST OUT

9/27/2009 9:48:31 PM

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

9/27/2009 10:21:27 PM

For better or worse, the difference between this being posted in a new thread versus being posted in the netbooks thread is my having clicked on and contributed to it versus my having discounted it as something I don't care about.

[Edited on September 27, 2009 at 10:51 PM. Reason : vs.]

9/27/2009 10:51:01 PM

thanks to all.

purchased a netbook today that I'm very happy with. esp with the 8 hour battery life.

9/28/2009 12:25:24 AM

lol at running ACAD on a netbook. the netbook might meet requirements... but that doesn't mean much. I really hope you aren't doing much in cad... well you won't be doing much... because you can't.

9/28/2009 11:08:46 AM

seems like any current netbook would basically quadruple those requirements.

9/28/2009 12:15:21 PM

For the same money you could buy a base model dual core laptop that would run the software better.

9/28/2009 1:16:03 PM

^I already have one. Just wanted something I could carry much easier. I spent $310.00.

^^^ Runs ACAD great, actually. SketchUp runs okay, CS2 suite runs better than I thought.

Pleasantly surprised. Still haven't plugged it in after first charge yesterday. Runnin' on battery the whole time. Quiet fan, nice keys.
++ so far

9/28/2009 10:14:05 PM

updates?

10/22/2009 2:13:32 AM

just get a smaller/better laptop or grow a pair. netbooks are shitty.

10/22/2009 4:07:09 AM

What netbook did you get?

10/22/2009 8:41:20 AM

^^ don't be an idiot. there are plenty of good reasons to own a netbook.

10/22/2009 9:45:54 AM

black friday deals are around the corner. Officemax has a 10inch Acer for 150.

10/22/2009 11:47:42 AM

has anyone leaked black friday circulars yet? checked http://www.theblackfriday.com but nothing yet...

10/23/2009 6:41:39 PM

http://www.blackfriday.info

you gotta follow it like a hawk, the legal reps are getting better at their jobs.

10/23/2009 6:55:19 PM