Randy Sartin Knoxville TN Photographer » Photojournalism http://www.sartinphoto.com Children, Commercial, Editorial, Seniors, & Sports (865) 696-8099 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:17:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Netbook’s and Photographer’s, Do They Play Nice? http://www.sartinphoto.com/2010/05/05/netbooks-and-photographers-do-they-play-nice/ http://www.sartinphoto.com/2010/05/05/netbooks-and-photographers-do-they-play-nice/#comments Thu, 06 May 2010 01:30:27 +0000 Randy Sartin http://www.sartinphoto.com/?p=1297 So after having a few small problems with my big bad trusty HP Laptop, I decided two things…1) I needed a backup laptop, and 2) I really wanted to try something smaller.

I did a bit of research and it looked like one of the better Netbooks in town was being carried by Verizon, and with the 2 year broadband agreement it was a really sweet deal. I was able to drop the tethering option off of my Blackberry, signed up for another deal, and the difference to me was just $9 a month. I feel like I’ve been a big part of Verizon’s success for a long time :) .

My big concern was with how well the Netbook would handle Photo Mechanic and some version of Photoshop, and I installed the latest version of PM along with an old version of Photoshop (7.0).  So far I’m thrilled with the results!  The netbook is a HP 311 with 2 GB of RAM, 160 GB hard drive, and Windows 7.0 home premium.  It ingests fast, edits fast, and is speedy on the internet. Battery life is silly, much longer than any “real” laptop I’ve had. It’s big workout will come this weekend at a wedding in Florida, so far I’m thinking it’s a good choice and I’ll keep this thread updated…comments welcomed!

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