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[HerefordElite]

is it a proper version of vagcom you run Chris? i.e is it Rosstech or an egay copy? :-?

[feeutfo]

i thought it said birthday, whats that all about??

[tidla]

thats not right, i can mess about with other peoples threads not vise versa

[feeutfo]

is it a proper version of vagcom you run Chris? i.e is it Rosstech or an egay copy? :-?

its Ross tech, but have limited access to a cable, plus her abs issue is sorted finally (he said "confidently" :-/)

[CaptainZok]

I don't think he's tested it with live data recording but the Gnome's netbook handles code reads etc with the "My Naff Code Reader" without any great problems.
I'll get him to try live data when he gets in from work and let you know.

[TheBoy]

Rereading the OP, I do wonder if most netbooks will have the power to run 'several big apps'.  The idea of a netbook was always as a tool for web/email, rather than a full PC/Laptop.  Hence why many of them have Atom processors etc.

Putting in decent processors, such as Core2/i3/i5/i7 will dent the tiny batteries, rendering the idea pointless.

This is why I am still stuck carrying my rather good HP laptop around, because I can't find anything smaller that meets my needs.  Its been a good old workhorse, but is showing signs of the abuse its taken, so i keep looking for a replacement - unsuccessfully so far.

I did toy with that Compaq branded netbook in Tesco for £199 until 5 or 6th of June.  OK, its an Atom, but for £200 .  And I think Tesco Direct (order online, pick up at local store) are on Cashback Kings and Topcashback

[feeutfo]

I don't think he's tested it with live data recording but the Gnome's netbook handles code reads etc with the "My Naff Code Reader" without any great problems.
I'll get him to try live data when he gets in from work and let you know.

Thats great, thankyou. 

[feeutfo]

Rereading the OP, I do wonder if most netbooks will have the power to run 'several big apps'.  The idea of a netbook was always as a tool for web/email, rather than a full PC/Laptop.  Hence why many of them have Atom processors etc.

Putting in decent processors, such as Core2/i3/i5/i7 will dent the tiny batteries, rendering the idea pointless.

This is why I am still stuck carrying my rather good HP laptop around, because I can't find anything smaller that meets my needs.  Its been a good old workhorse, but is showing signs of the abuse its taken, so i keep looking for a replacement - unsuccessfully so far.

I did toy with that Compaq branded netbook in Tesco for £199 until 5 or 6th of June.  OK, its an Atom, but for £200 .  And I think Tesco Direct (order online, pick up at local store) are on Cashback Kings and Topcashback

Was of the understanding a netbook would be less capable, however Kevins seems rammed full of programmes and 2 os's he seems to be able to boot at will. Its Tiny which i like, and if its something your even remotely considering then i'm thinking it'll be fine for anything i'll do with it.....

......but will i miss a c drive? cd or dvd whatever? i presume even a small laptop would likely bin that to save space? i do tend to go for top spec to avoid the one time i get frustrated with it koz it hasn't got whatever feature. Then probably never use it. I spose a memory stick can do the same job as a c drive?

[TheBoy]

Yup, don't get hung up on optical drives - we rarely use them anyway.  Needed (usually) for OS (re)install, but 99.9% of modern stuff will happily use an external USB CD Drive (I have an old Pioneer DVD writer in one of those £6 egay cases that I use for such things).

I was looking at netbook purely for a bit of web/email (tethered to phone for 3g connectivity), and a bit of TIS for tech2 work.

[Kevin Wood]

Oh, crikey! Just re-read it myself and if you want to run anything from Nokia, good luck. Best buy a quad core. I never install Nokia software on a machine I want to do anything other than flatten and re-install afterwards.

If you want connectivity to/via a phone, install the drivers for it and nothing more... And as for those gay animations that run as soon as the cd spins up.

Having said that, I wouldn't rate anything else listed as a "big" application.

Real serial ports are a bit of a rarity now, too.

The choice of Netbook versus Laptop is a tradeoff between performance and useability IMHO.

I don't take a laptop anywhere unless I absolutely have to and a decent spec. of laptop is useless on batteries, IMHO. So view it as a desktop you can lug to a hotel room if need be.

Since I've had a netbook I take it on away with me practically everywhere I go and the battery life allows it to be useful away from the mains for a few hours too. I get a lot more use out of it than I would a laptop, but it does have limitations.

Kevin

[feeutfo]

This one?

http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.207-3690.aspx

[Kevin Wood]

Screen Type      OLED

Hmm. I can smell something.

Other than that, looks like good value.

Kevin

[feeutfo]

Screen Type    OLED

Hmm. I can smell something.

Other than that, looks like good value.

Kevin

no bluetooth, could just use a cable for phone pics though.

[CaptainZok]

I don't think he's tested it with live data recording but the Gnome's netbook handles code reads etc with the "My Naff Code Reader" without any great problems.
I'll get him to try live data when he gets in from work and let you know.

Thats great, thankyou. 

We've just had a quick play and yes it reads and records live data fine via the "My Naff Code Reader".
Spec is Samsung NC10 netbook 1 gig of ram running Win7 Ultimate.

[feeutfo]

I don't think he's tested it with live data recording but the Gnome's netbook handles code reads etc with the "My Naff Code Reader" without any great problems.
I'll get him to try live data when he gets in from work and let you know.

Thats great, thankyou. 

We've just had a quick play and yes it reads and records live data fine via the "My Naff Code Reader".
Spec is Samsung NC10 netbook 1 gig of ram running Win7 Ultimate.

excellent, via usb presumably...?