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DonMarco
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 Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 9:56 pm |
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| Talbain wrote: |
| Also, Maya/Photoshop can run on netbooks. But they are VERY slow when compared to any conventional computer, even a conventional notebook. |
I should give GIMP another shot. I installed it along with Open Office but never really used it that much in the last year.
Check out the second gen netbooks, with the 1.6 Ghz Atom - better battery life. Throw in a gig or two of RAM for $20 and an optical mouse and youre fucking set. Shouldn't have a problem with many PC games and even HD videos.
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DonMarco
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| Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 12:05 am |
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| Takashi wrote: |
| DonMarco wrote: |
| Check out the second gen netbooks, with the 1.6 Ghz Atom - better battery life. Throw in a gig or two of RAM for $20 and an optical mouse and youre fucking set. Shouldn't have a problem with many PC games and even HD videos. |
Atom isn't that good in performance - it's speedy compared to your VIA processor, but still much slower than this 2-year-old, 1.6Ghz single core and non-Hyperthreading (read, low-end) laptop. You can provably pull 720p with CoreAVC...
Also, the GMA video chipset on Atoms is clocked at half the speed as regular laptops. But that can now be solved, if you like your lap extra crispy. |
Yeah, from what I hear, the older Celeron processors and Atoms aren't that far off in performance speed. And 600mhz-900mhz is more than enough for any non-gaming application. Text editing, writing, coding, data entry, surfing the web, etc.
The Atoms were easier on the battery, and newer. Those two selling points worked on manufactures and consumers. Having a "1.6 Ghz" will help sell more than a "900 Ghz maybe underclocked to 630 Mhz".
They should have the third generations of netbooks coming out this fall or so, probably with more Atoms. No dual-cores for another two years, at least. The Atom can handle a trim version of Windows 7 and GPU chipsets will be tasked with more involvement in running the OS.
Its weird how netbooks are straying away from cheapo $300 lightweight laptops with 7" to high-end $500 netbooks with screens that have 10" touchscreens (cheap as shit) and can swivel around to become touchpads. Great? How about keeping the low-end cheapo an available option, Asus?
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DonMarco
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DonMarco
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| Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 3:27 am |
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| Persona-sama wrote: |
| Feel free to turn this thread into a "Pimp my Netbook" thread and show off how tiny/cool your netbook is with photos and cute stories. |
Cools! Here's some cheapo carbon fiber-looking vinyl sheets you can buy for like $5 a square meter.
You'll need cutting tool and a heat gun (or hair dryer if you're a fucking pansy). The whole thing can be done in 10-15 minutes.
The bottom and top plastic are the same, so it's a real improvement and looks cooooool. The bottom is dull and the top is shiny and cutting-edge aerodynamic tech that trades weight for performance!
Close-up detail. You can kinda see the "Asus" logo. I shouda filled it up with putty or something then gone over with the vinyl. Fixed it days later the second time I vinyl'ed my Eee. Also got much better at preventing wrinkles and blemishes. If you look carefully in the second pic, you might see the line of a mistake.
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DonMarco
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| Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 2:04 pm |
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| Persona-sama wrote: |
| DM, that is some sexy covering you're putting on your book. What does it look like before? |
The cover looked just as the bottom did. Dark plastic, no painted design or glossy shine or anything. The newer netbooks have more finishing touches and designs on them now.
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| Is the process hard? It seems like a pretty good way to sexy-up anything that you have as long as it's vaguely square shaped. |
There's a small bit of practice you'll need, but with time you'll get the job done faster and with fewer blemishes.
Because you apply the vinyl with heat, it stretches and contours with almost any shape. There are tutorials on Youtube how to go over car parts, like rear-view mirrors and dashboards which are very round, not square-shaped.
Also can be used to snaz-up bicycle parts, TI-83 calculators, Nintendo DS cover, etc.
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