Photoshop on an eeePC?

[StephenM (Stephen)]

Hi all,

I was considering buying an netbook such as the Asus eeePC 1001P, as an image processing machine to use when travelling. I was in Harvey Norman last night and spoke to an "expert" who thought photoshop would not run on a machine like this. So I thought I'd consult the real experts here on IIS! I'd be happy to run just PS Elements 8, and would be wanting to do adjustments such as curves, layers, etc. Has anyone had experience running PS on one of these machines? (specs of the eeePC 1001p are listed below)

Thanks,
Stephen


CPU: Intel Atom N450 (1.66GHz)
MEMORY: 1GB RAM
HARD DRIVE: 160GB
SCREEN: 10.1" Wide
GRAPHICS: Shared
COMMUNICATION: Wireless b/g
WEBCAM: Yes
BATTERY: 6 cell
OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows XP Home

[Barrykgerdes]

I Have PhotoShop CS2 version 8 on my ACER e250. Runs great the e450 should be better.To get it there I copied the program onto a USB stick and installed it from there.

I have not found any of my favourite programs that won't run on the little machine. I have Windows XP home SP3 installed. If you have Windows 7 expect all the usual permissions problems but I would still expect it to install OK.

I bought the machine on a whim because they were cheap and now it gets more use than my main computer.

Barry

[RB (Andrew)]

If you're going to use PS Elements 8 then you may be able to run it on one of these but it may be taxing on the system.
Check out the min requirements on Adobe for PS Elements 8.
You'll just fit it on screen as it needs 1024x576 monitor resolution, eeePC has 1024 x 600.

I don't know how you'd go with very large files or with lots of layers but I reckon you can run the basics of PS E8 in the field.

Otherwise you may want to check out some other models with a bit more grunt.

[Octane (Humayun)]

Hi Stephen,

I've tried. It runs like a dog. The screen real estate is just not there, either.

H

[troypiggo (Troy)]

I'll echo what others have said. It runs PS, but very slow, particularly with any serious crunching. Plus the screen is just a little too small with all the menus/toolbars etc. You can do it, but it's just not practical.

Not to mention if you're thinking of doing any image stacking on it... that's pretty heavy number crunching and it's just not enjoyable.

That being said, it's a great little netbook to use in the field for things such as guiding, GOTO/planetarium, image capture. Just not the processing side of things.

[StephenM (Stephen)]

Thanks for the info guys!

Sounds like it will only work well for very basic editing (which is generally all I do at present), but it might still be worth getting one just for storing images while travelling...

I'll keep thinking about it.

Cheers,
Stephen