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Minecraft on a netbook

  • 12-05-2011 10:16PM
    #1
    Techno_Toaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 325 ✭✭


    I have an Acer Aspire one netbook. Is it possible to play minecraft on it. I don't want to waste 15 yo yo's on something that won't work?

    Does anyone else use a netbook or would I need a higher powered laptop?:confused:


Comments

  • #2
    Shiminay
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 28,633 Mod ✭✭✭✭Shiminay


    I wouldn't bother. I have a Tosh laptop with reasonably better specs than the Acer (Turion II chip, 2GB of RAM and some manner of 4XXX series ATI graphics) and it barely runs.


  • #3
    BlandKitten
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 841 ✭✭✭BlandKitten


    Sadly, not a hope in hell on a netbook. Go here and try to play the classic. You can see that it runs very badly, and if you try to run the beta it'll be a lot worse sorry to say.


  • #4
    Witcher
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,487 ✭✭✭✭Witcher


    I play it occasionally on an AA1, you're looking at 9/10 fps at the very most so it's quite jumpy, but it's not unplayable and if you've no other option it would probably do.:)


  • #5
    MarsupialMstery
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭MarsupialMstery


    I can play it on an acer aspire one D255 netbook no problems. Just set the settings low. put the draw distance on short etc. Also I run it on arch linux it runs ridiculously slowly if I try play it on windows


  • #6
    Techno_Toaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 325 ✭✭Techno_Toaster


    MarsupialMstery wrote: »
    I can play it on an acer aspire one D255 netbook no problems. Just set the settings low. put the draw distance on short etc. Also I run it on arch linux it runs ridiculously slowly if I try play it on windows

    How do I get arch linux? im stupid when it comes to these things:confused:


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  • #7
    cherryghost
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 17,151 Mod ✭✭✭✭cherryghost


    Arch Linux

    Basically an operating system ridiculously easy on the hardware of your netbook. Minecraft runs about 20-30% faster on it, have a variation of it installed at work


  • #8
    dreamers75
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,558 ✭✭✭✭dreamers75


    Works on that laptop.

    Playing/hosting on main pc with Acer and Vostro and kids pc conencted fine.= for most part but Java ram usage sometimes lags out the Acer and Vostro.


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