Netbook's & Recording software ??

[Old Iron Giant]

Anyone have first hand experience using a Netbook PC "Asus EeePc, or Acer Aspire One" with either Cubase or Ableton Live?
-Any performance issues?
-Will the Atom processor handle audio recording?
-Will a netbook pc scream for mercy, wile using VST softsynths? such as Waldorf's Largo.


I currently use my AMDx2 3.2ghz desktop rig for audio work.
The laptop I own now is roughly eight years old, running a old Pentium4 mobile processor at 1.6ghz with 512mb ram. I can't do anything except web browsing with it.

A netbook seems to be an affordable, portable, pocket sized solution, to my live rig. (if it works)
any feedback will be greatly appreciated.
thanks!

[th0mas]

I had a dual-core 1.4ghz atom netbook and it was too slow and the screen too small to get anything done on it.

Largo is apparently a CPU hog. I do not suggest you try this.

For ~$500 or less you can get a 2ghz+ dual-core 64-bit athlon machine from somewhere like tigerdirect. It's still cheap and runs everything you'll need like a dream. Don't waste your time on a netbook unless you're only doing midi sequencing with it (and even that no guarantee you'll get your lag down low enough to use)

[Dubersive]

A netbook will bring far more frustration that what it's worth for audio production. I suggest you look at ADK's laptops. Not cheap, but guaranteed to work for all things audio (it's what they're built for!)

I plan on getting one myself: ADK Laptops

[Old Iron Giant]

@Thomas- thanks for the heads up, I will continue my search for a budget solution.
I would prefer to keep it below $300.
a $120 used netbook fits my spending limit, however there is no point in wasting money on one if its not up to standard.

[wiss]

I'm not sure where lost in ohio is ? Look for an old mac g5 tower or even g4 tower. They can still run great music programs, unless you h**l bent on using a laptop only.

[Old Iron Giant]

I thought about the Mac solution, so I built myself a OSX86 hackintosh box
Not totally h**l bent on using a laptop, just a portable solution to recording live audio and using VSTi's.
A all-in-one PC would also do the trick maybe.

[cartesia]

you can probaby get an almost-new dell laptop with good specs for $300

[Old Iron Giant]

went with a all-in-one PC
issue solved, picked up a Core2 iMac.