netbooks

Vaila

im thinking of buying a netbook, mainly because of the lower price and portabillity, however i mainly use my laptop for editing with photoshop etc and storing my photographs, but i am unsure if a netbook would be able to do this

Donnie

Photoshopping on such a small screen?? A Netbook to your spec will cost at least £250. You can get a laptop for the same.

davester

simple answer is no. Netbooks are low power , slow and their graphic capabilities are very limited, even Blu ray movies in HD can be a bit of an issue for them.

almillar

Blu Ray movies would be impossible for a netbook considering they don't have optical drives, but yes, even ripped, the processor and graphics might struggle, and the screen won't be HD anyway.
OP - if you value your eyes. don't even do Photoshop on a budget full-size laptop, never mind a netbook. The horsepower is the second most important thing here, you'll wreck your eyes staring at a small or poor quality screen.

iamcornholio

Get a decent spec netbook, and then add a bargain 19 or 21" screen for photoshop work.

This would probably still be better than paying the same amount for a laptop with a 15" screen

Hammyman

iamcornholio wrote: »

Get a decent spec netbook, and then add a bargain 19 or 21" screen for photoshop work.

This would probably still be better than paying the same amount for a laptop with a 15" screen

Except for the fact you've still got the dog slow Atom CPU. OK for doing the odd red-eye but wait until you want to apply an effect to an image produced by a 12MP camera. And if you're remotely serious about photo editing, you stay as far away from "bargain" monitors as its possible to be.

almillar

iamcornolio - did you miss the bit about portability? OP is considering a netbook for the smaller size than a laptop. I don't think carrying a netbook plus a separate monitor is more portable!
I don't know of a decent spec notebook that won't be completely outdone but a £500 notebook.

iamcornholio

I just assumed that although portability was a criteria, this would not entail taking the laptop all over the place and using photoshop in various locations.

Photoshoping with the trackpad is soul distroying, so with a mouse comes a desk and with a desk comes the monitor!

iamcornholio

Hammyman wrote: »

And if you're remotely serious about photo editing, you stay as far away from "bargain" monitors as its possible to be.

And if you're serious about photo editing, you want something more than a netbook or laptop in any case