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Netbook for software development course?

  • 19-09-2011 1:50pm
    #1
    censuspro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 881 ✭✭✭


    I started a software development course and want to get a 10" netbook that I can bring into class and run VWD, VC#, Net Beans and eclispe.

    I was told that I'd need 4G Ram to run these on any hardware otherwise they just sap the memory. Only problem is that 4G drives up the price and I'm on a budget.

    Can anyone recommend a 10" netbook/laptop for using the above programs?


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  • #2
    yoyo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,017 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    censuspro wrote: »
    I started a software development course and want to get a 10" netbook that I can bring into class and run VWD, VC#, Net Beans and eclispe.

    I was told that I'd need 4G Ram to run these on any hardware otherwise they just sap the memory. Only problem is that 4G drives up the price and I'm on a budget.

    Can anyone recommend a 10" netbook/laptop for using the above programs?

    Get a decent brand Netbook Samsung, Toshiba, Asus etc and buy a 4gig ram module seperately. Then just put the 4gig RAM module in replacing the 1gig one, Most netbooks come with Windows 7 Starter, although your college may have an Edu MSDN sub so you can get Windows 7 Pro for free. Check this out with the college

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  • #3
    ArticHare
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46 ✭ArticHare


    censuspro wrote: »
    I started a software development course and want to get a 10" netbook that I can bring into class and run VWD, VC#, Net Beans and eclispe.

    I was told that I'd need 4G Ram to run these on any hardware otherwise they just sap the memory. Only problem is that 4G drives up the price and I'm on a budget.

    Can anyone recommend a 10" netbook/laptop for using the above programs?

    Is size the only reason you want a netbook rather than a laptop?Do you already have another machine at home to use for project work etc?


  • #4
    Gone Drinking
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,811 ✭✭✭Gone Drinking


    A netbook is exactly that.. a netbook

    No point putting 4gig of ram into it, to be bottlenecked by the processor.


  • #5
    7.Ronaldo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 171 ✭✭7.Ronaldo


    I wouldn't recommend a netbook for this purpose. I have used all those IDE's and they are fairly heavy. Trying to run them from a netbook is fairly frustrating (I tried it for a while). Ended up doing a lot of my development on the college PC's for this reason until I bought myself a laptop with an i5 processor. This runs them much smoother but the experience can still be frustrating at times.

    Also worth considering a lot of these IDE's are packed with features and make full use of the screen space. I found myself turning off a lot of the useful sidebar's etc... while trying to develop on a netbook.


  • #6
    JonB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 144 ✭✭JonB


    7.Ronaldo wrote: »
    I wouldn't recommend a netbook for this purpose. I have used all those IDE's and they are fairly heavy. Trying to run them from a netbook is fairly frustrating (I tried it for a while). Ended up doing a lot of my development on the college PC's for this reason until I bought myself a laptop with an i5 processor. This runs them much smoother but the experience can still be frustrating at times.

    Also worth considering a lot of these IDE's are packed with features and make full use of the screen space. I found myself turning off a lot of the useful sidebar's etc... while trying to develop on a netbook.
    Yes exactly. I wouldn't recommend anything smaller than a 15" for programming.


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