Any thoughts about which would be better. I have a P-2000. Has limited uses and only 40GB. HP Mini 210 has 160GB. Not sure how well the 210 would work running lightroom if even just for viewing Raw images. I can get the 210 by trading in some airmiles and possibly sell the Epson. Just a thought.
I have a dell mini 10v running OSX and its my favorite little computer purchase in years..160 gb's, wifi and the ability to read raw natively is pretty sweet. bedtime reading is totally nice
you may be sad at what you can recoup from the p-2000....
Atomic CPUs are frustratingly slow, especially for imaging apps, not to mention that the 160GB drive may not be so hot either. I'd either get a netbook with at least an ULV Core 2 something or go with a better viewer like the new Hyperdrive Album and add a $100 HD.
"you may be sad at what you can recoup from the p-2000...."
Picked up here used for $125 so not a big loss. I would only use lightroom for viewing not pp so I would think it would be able to keep up. Would like to here from someone who runs Lightroom on a netbook.
I have & recommend the Netbook route unless smaller is needed. Mine is an early HP with an 8.9" high def screen so Lightroom runs properly, but I don't use it on any of my computers. Many Netbooks won't run Lightroom properly, but the work around can be Fast Stone Image Viewer or Picasa for RAW file viewing, but those won't work if you're tagging files for later use in Lightroom at home.
You could just replace the hdd in the epson with a 500gb one if it's just for viewing. I certainly wouldn't edit anything on a netbook for output though.
bakka303 wrote:
You could just replace the hdd in the epson with a 500gb one if it's just for viewing. I certainly wouldn't edit anything on a netbook for output though.
No you can't. Maximum would be 120GB and the process is complex as the OS is on the HDD itself. I've done this upgrading a P3000 to a 120GB drive.
If I had to choose I'd get the Netbook, only if you need another computer for other things.
Just make sure LR will install on your netbook before you buy it. LR has certain minimum screen size requirements and simply won't install on anything less.
Certain netbooks have screen settings that allow them to make an app think they have more screen real estate than actually exists, but not all.
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No you can't. Maximum would be 120GB and the process is complex as the OS is on the HDD itself. I've done this upgrading a P3000 to a 120GB drive.
If I had to choose I'd get the Netbook, only if you need another computer for other things.
Thanks for all the input. Ordered the netbook. Like I noted above it was free. Just used some airmiles to cover cost. If I find It's not what I wanted I'm sure my girls will find a use for it.
I've had a giga vu pro evolution for years (120gb).. use if for storage and wi-fi with the wft-e2a. Works fine although I am tempted by a netbook running LR.
I have the Acer Aspire One. Thts the one with the 8" screen. Slow, yes, but does the job. Runs Lightroom & NX. I dont do major editing but on a trip the netbook givs me the best of both worlds.
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arthurh wrote:
I have the Acer Aspire One. Thts the one with the 8" screen. Slow, yes, but does the job. Runs Lightroom & NX. I dont do major editing but on a trip the netbook givs me the best of both worlds.
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Woops. I intended to say, "Same here," to arthurh's statement. I also have the Acer Aspire One & LR. I have an older Epson photo viewer and never use it.
I bought the HP Mini 110 which I needed for an emergency trip. Just wanted to go lite. When I got back home, I tried to load the Canon software and it would not install saying that the graphics card was not good enough.
I bought mine late last year so I do not know if they have changed the graphics card. I checked the specs and the 210 is the same graphics as the 110 so there might be a problem. If it cannot run the Canon software then you might find it will not install lightroom.
I ended up being able to sell the unit. After selling I bought an iPad. At least I can view images.
I'd either get a netbook with at least an ULV Core 2 something or go with a better viewer like the new 