netbook limitations?

[ghosthunter]

just want to confirm, me software limitations nga ba ang mga netbooks? i heard for example di daw kaya nito ang adobe photoshop?

totoo ba ito? ano pa software ang di pwede tumakbo sa mga netbooks

Think of a netbook as a slow notebook PC. It can do pretty much as a notebook PC can do but with less processing power.

So, it can do photoshop or coreldraw but you wouldn't want to open a 5 Meg layered image with it. More modest 500kb jpegs/tiff/etc can be handled with no problems. I have experienced three different netbooks already and programs like Photoshop isn't really that much of a problem.

Overheating is not really an issue as long as proper ventilation is taken care like keeping the air vents clear of any obstructions. This means you can't keep a netbook sitting on a pillow or bed because it will block the air vents under the unit. Best to keep it on a hard surface.

I have occasionally run my netbooks for five days straight without any signs of it overheating or other problems.

Copying files to and from external USB drives is no problem but moving files from one USB HDD to another USB HDD will be slow because it creates data flow bottlenecks in the internal USB hub, as would happen in other similar PCs with a single USB hub.

Video editting will definitely be slow on a netbook and best left for more powerful computers with high performance GPUs and more RAM.

Video playback is one more thing netbooks can do well. Netbooks using the ATOM and GMA945 or GMA950 video chipset can play 480i videos smoothly. With a little tweaking you can get it to play 720i videos just as smoothly.

BTW, most netbooks are limited to 2gb of ram because of design of the Intel ATOM chipset. But there are newer netbooks which use Intel Core2 and AMD Neo X2 chipsets which have a maximum ram of 4gb. These netbooks generally have bigger screens as well... 11 to 12 inches. These perform much faster than Atom netbooks but still below the performance of average notebook PCs. Battery life for these newer netbooks are comparable to typical netbooks inspite of having more powerful CPUs and bigger LCD screens.

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My netbooks, past to present:

Acer Aspire One 8G - Intel Atom N270 1.6ghz / 1.5gb ram / 8Gb SDD / 8.9" LCD / WinXP
MSi Wind U100+ - Intel Atom N280 1.66ghz / 2gb ram / 250gb HDD / 10" LCD / WinXP
MSi Wind12 U210x - AMD Neo X2 Dual-Core 1.6ghz / 2gb ram / 500gb HDD / 12.1" LCD / Win7U

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Advantages of netbooks:
-lightweight
-longer battery life than notebook PCs
-smaller size (easy to carry, requires smaller table space)
-lower purchase price