netbook experiences?

rgy1993 · 8th June 2009

hi guys..

just got myself a HP mini netbook the other day a few days short of the IT fair...
i thought it was decent with a 1.6ghz processor and 2gb of ram...
its mainly for portability in school work but i thought i could probably start editing/selecting photos on the go with this thing... the 10' screen is a bit small to edit on i must admit haha... colours arent too bad though...

so far i've installed photoshop and lightroom without any problems but havent actually had to use them yet...

anyone had any experience editing photos on netbooks and how laggy it is?

rendition · 8th June 2009

I have been editing on my MacBook Pro 2.16. If you don't have problems... I guess it's all good then but 10-inch? Gosh... hahaha.

Randius · 8th June 2009

The performance of LR is tolerable but PS may be pushing it. I had tried using Nikon Capture NX 2 and performance is slow. For me, the biggest problem is with the screen size, rather than the performance. The screen on my Lenovo S10 is too small for proper photo-editing. May get a LCD monitor in the upcoming IT show.

spheredome · 8th June 2009

To set the expectation right, ATOM processor is meant to be slower and low power consumption, including disk I/O etc for netbook. Heavy lag when launching apps, installation, copy files is normal.

Some photo editing tool may expect certain display resolution, so test installing first before buying the software for netbook.

2evans · 9th June 2009

wow, this will test your patience.

Wife's netbook seems way too slow to even think about putting on LR or PS. HD access is very, very slow.

8th June 2009	#1
rgy1993 Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Singapore Posts: 671	netbook experiences? hi guys.. just got myself a HP mini netbook the other day a few days short of the IT fair... i thought it was decent with a 1.6ghz processor and 2gb of ram... its mainly for portability in school work but i thought i could probably start editing/selecting photos on the go with this thing... the 10' screen is a bit small to edit on i must admit haha... colours arent too bad though... so far i've installed photoshop and lightroom without any problems but havent actually had to use them yet... anyone had any experience editing photos on netbooks and how laggy it is? __________________ no one cares what gear you use. its the final product that matters.

8th June 2009	#2
rendition Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,397	Re: netbook experiences? I have been editing on my MacBook Pro 2.16. If you don't have problems... I guess it's all good then but 10-inch? Gosh... hahaha. __________________ // visualverve // gear / visuals

8th June 2009	#3
Randius Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,746	Re: netbook experiences? The performance of LR is tolerable but PS may be pushing it. I had tried using Nikon Capture NX 2 and performance is slow. For me, the biggest problem is with the screen size, rather than the performance. The screen on my Lenovo S10 is too small for proper photo-editing. May get a LCD monitor in the upcoming IT show. __________________ a photoGRaph a Day

8th June 2009	#4
spheredome Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: AMK Posts: 889	Re: netbook experiences? To set the expectation right, ATOM processor is meant to be slower and low power consumption, including disk I/O etc for netbook. Heavy lag when launching apps, installation, copy files is normal. Some photo editing tool may expect certain display resolution, so test installing first before buying the software for netbook.

9th June 2009	#5
2evans Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 854	Re: netbook experiences? wow, this will test your patience. Wife's netbook seems way too slow to even think about putting on LR or PS. HD access is very, very slow.