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Netbook recomendations for a developer [closed]

Netbook recomendations for a developer [closed]

I am thinking about getting a netbook for a secondary laptop. Ideally it would mainly be used for surfing/email/travel, but I would like it to be good enough to be able to run Visual Studio for when I am at conferences and the like.

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Guest [Entry]

"If you're really after a netbook, then I would recommend the Samsung NC20. I have owned one for the last month and have found it quite satisfactory for coding on, but I probably wouldn't want to do so all of the time. I run Windows 7 on it and upgraded it to 2GB RAM.

The keyboard is large enough for touch-typing and the screen is sizable (for a netbook) and sharp. It's surprisingly fast, and light, and it runs cool. All in all it's a surprisingly sweet little computer, and quite visually attractive as well.

I made the decision to purchase based on the very favourable reviews for it:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-12-1-inch-Mini-Notebook-1-3GHz-Windows/dp/B001PQG6E2
http://techreport.com/articles.x/16773
http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/laptops/0,39030093,49301783,00.htm
http://computershopper.com/laptops/reviews/samsung-nc20"
Guest [Entry]

"Those specs with a decent processor should be sufficient to run VS. I recommend ASUS' netbook offerings, particularly the Eee PC EPC1000HE, which has garnered fantastic reviews all around.

If you're intent on 2GB RAM, you may have to spend a little more."
Guest [Entry]

"I'm waiting for more detail about the Acer 1820PT. It's a convertible with multitouch and a better than average processor for an ultra portable. Sounds ideal for a Windows developer with all the new Windows7, Silverlight 4, and Windows Phone 7 goodness.

I have a Dell mini 9 which is great as a web device but way too slow (even with an upgraded SSD) for Visual Studio development.The bad news is it tends to be processor bound to so many netbooks in the same class will have similar performance problems, I think."