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Originally Posted by telecasterguru
I want to buy a little notepad to use while in the field imaging so that I don't have tyo drag the laptop around and also because the laptop really sucks the juice. I understand that notebooks require less power to operate.
Therefore I have a couple of questions.
What is a good netbook to buy?
Also, I have been told that the easiest way to use the software programs that are on the laptop is by networking it to the netbook. Is this correct. If it is, how would I go about doing it?
Thanks for any help,
Frank
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Frank, I would caution you about setting your expectations for these small computers too high. These little sub-notebooks just don't have the processing grunt to do all that much. My ASUS, EeePC 701, for example, is fine running a guide cam and PHD, for example, but almost comes to a halt if I try to run an imaging program either alone or, worse, in parallel with PHD or others. Their CPUs are just not as capable as the larger machines.
In the field, if you want to guide and image, you'll need to be able to run either MaximDL or PHD/Nebulosity and you may also want to run a planetarium program: these little guys just can't cut it.
Peter