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CloseI've been eyeing a laptop for about a year now and I originally was going for a Dell Inspiron 1720 but I got it cancelled after 2 months of waiting for it to be made by Dell. I've placed an order on a Samsung NC10 which seems okay for it's price. It's a netbook so I can do stuff on the go but obviously it's not a high-spec gaming machine.
I was wondering if anyone else has this netbook or the other Atom CPU netbooks out there and if they use RPGMaker XP and VX on it? How well does it run?
The main specs for the one I ordered:
* Intel Atom 1.6Ghz Dual Core Processor
* 1Gb DDR2 Ram
* Intel GMA 950 integrated graphics
* Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Operating System
I think I can place another 1GB RAM in there although I really don't want to spend more money right now.
I was wondering if anyone else has this netbook or the other Atom CPU netbooks out there and if they use RPGMaker XP and VX on it? How well does it run?
The main specs for the one I ordered:
* Intel Atom 1.6Ghz Dual Core Processor
* 1Gb DDR2 Ram
* Intel GMA 950 integrated graphics
* Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Operating System
I think I can place another 1GB RAM in there although I really don't want to spend more money right now.
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Thanks ankylo. If you don't mind me asking, what antivirus (if any) are you running on your Mini 9? Atm, I use F-Secure and I still have the license for that but it's become a resource hog. Thanks once again.
That's pretty good for a mini. Also, I'd say it should run fine. It's better than the specs of my old laptop (900mhz, 512mb RAM) and it can run things a'ight.
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Max. resolution is 1024 by 600. :(
Yeah XP has that requirement too. Someone on another forum was able to play Football Manager 2009 in windowed mode on the NC10 (it needed to be done via editing system files) so I might see if I can get VX in that mode.
RM2k running slow is worrying, I mean my old Fujistu laptop (500 MHz, 64 MB RAM) can run that just about! I think the Atom processor just isn't powerful enough so getting a Netbook isn't the best idea for game making but I'll see what happens.
Oh and I'm not so sure AVG is doing well atm, it kinda flopped with 8.0 but 7.5 was decent. Right now I've got Avast ready to install along with Zonealarm although I don't think I'll be able to stand the annoying pop-ups it does. Might even stick with Norton's trial version for a while.
Thanks for taking the time to test things out. :)
Yeah XP has that requirement too. Someone on another forum was able to play Football Manager 2009 in windowed mode on the NC10 (it needed to be done via editing system files) so I might see if I can get VX in that mode.
RM2k running slow is worrying, I mean my old Fujistu laptop (500 MHz, 64 MB RAM) can run that just about! I think the Atom processor just isn't powerful enough so getting a Netbook isn't the best idea for game making but I'll see what happens.
Oh and I'm not so sure AVG is doing well atm, it kinda flopped with 8.0 but 7.5 was decent. Right now I've got Avast ready to install along with Zonealarm although I don't think I'll be able to stand the annoying pop-ups it does. Might even stick with Norton's trial version for a while.
Thanks for taking the time to test things out. :)
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That looks way too complicated but it probably might work. From another forum user I found that the NC10 allows the resolution of 1028 x 768 with scrolling so it might just work, perhaps. Is there such an option on the Mini9?
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Just an update, I got my netbook yesterday and I tried out RPGmaker 2000 and play tested it, everything was as good as on my desktop (on default settings). I'm going to try VX or at least one of the games made on it and see what happens.
Further update:
Playing RM 2000 and 2003 games is very solid and there's absolutely no lag whatsoever in test play. I didn't have other applications running but the CPU was pushed to about 70 - 80% at the most.
RPG Maker VX doesn't work as ankylo pointed out but it does in the standard screen resolution of 1028 x 768 although it you'll have to scroll down a bit to get to the lower part of the app. What works even better is just to connect it via a VGA cable into an external monitor and work from there if you happen to have access to a monitor. Works great.
Hope this helps anyone who's got a netbook or a small screen to work with.
Further update:
Playing RM 2000 and 2003 games is very solid and there's absolutely no lag whatsoever in test play. I didn't have other applications running but the CPU was pushed to about 70 - 80% at the most.
RPG Maker VX doesn't work as ankylo pointed out but it does in the standard screen resolution of 1028 x 768 although it you'll have to scroll down a bit to get to the lower part of the app. What works even better is just to connect it via a VGA cable into an external monitor and work from there if you happen to have access to a monitor. Works great.
Hope this helps anyone who's got a netbook or a small screen to work with.
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