Is it possible? On a netbook?

[Brian6121990]

Hi, i am back on the forums (finally!)
so anyways, i am currently selling my "Laptop" (in quotes for a reason and will see why) bcas i feel liek i want a netbook with cooler looks and plus i feel like im not using my laptop to the full potential. So i wanna use something similiar.
So i found this netbook. Its a HP Mini 110 and it has windows xp sp3 (i feel liek they should have windows 7 starter anyways)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLzd50yKqgg

it has a 1gb ram and i will upgrade to 16:9 aspect ratio 720p HD with hdmi port with a 3 cell battery (might consider to upgrade to 6 cell) with 160GB HDD Sata. It has Intel(R) Atom(TM) Processor N270 (1.60GHz, 512KB L2, 533Mhz FSB)
so i was wondering if i can upgrade to 2GB ram (or not), is it possible to Install My Windows 7 home premium 32 bit (OEM) on it? Reason why is because since im selling my toshiba satellite a205-s4617 for $350 (look at the current specs) and i dont wanna add the windows 7 oem to that and i was gonna sell it to my mom (LOL) for her comptuer but she too poor so i thought...hey, i wonder if i can install it on the netbook (by using external dvd drive from a frnd)....so yeah

 

[torrentg]

Hi.

1 GB is plenty and well more than you think. The netbook will run lovely with it even for video encoding and games (as best the gpu can handle at least)....meaning if you put 2, you will not feel or experience much of a difference.

Unless you truly like to have a million things open a time. Then that may be a little different.

If a notebook is currently not being used to "full potential", then 2 GB over 1 GB in a netbook will not offer you any benefit whatsoever. Save your money.

 

[Brian6121990]

Hi.

1 GB is plenty and well more than you think. The netbook will run lovely with it even for video encoding and games (as best the gpu can handle at least)....meaning if you put 2, you will not feel or experience much of a difference.

Unless you truly like to have a million things open a time. Then that may be a little different.

If a notebook is currently not being used to "full potential", then 2 GB over 1 GB in a netbook will not offer you any benefit whatsoever. Save your money.

well because like i dont wanna have my netbook run slow with windows 7 home premium 32 bit (OEM) lol

i just wanna use it for download music, videos, have pix, and stuff liek that


oh and can i use the netbook for stickam?
and what does "Broadcom(R) Crystal HD Enhanced Video accelerator with ArcSoft TotalMedia(TM) Theatre Broadcom(R) Crystal HD Enhanced Video accelerator with ArcSoft TotalMedia(TM) Theatre " do? like is this necessary to improve hd quality?

 

[Qdos]

I've had a few netbooks and currently have a 10.1" Asus 1000H which has been modded regards larger storage and 2Gb of memory (the latter made an enormous difference when attempting anything demanding in video/audio conversion, and impacted very positively on synchronisation procedures...) and I have thrown Windows7 Home Premium onto it for curiosity - with complete success.

As I said, it was done out of curiosity as I actually need to maintain XP on that machine due to external working considerations. Accordingly I made a clone of my Windows7 installation, but ultimately reinstalled XP using a cloned partition image.

Bearing in mind this is an N270 Atom machine, the W7 experience was surprisingly good, certainly better than anticipated, so I would not allow yourself to be put off from attempting a similar installation.

The largest hurdle is getting every inbuilt device recognised and compatible drivers installed, but even this doesn't take very long or challenge your skills too highly.

 

[copernicus]

I have 7 on my asus netbook. Same Atom processors. Runs like a champ with 2 gigs. Don't know how it runs with 1 gig as I ordered the extra gig the same day ($30 bucks, why wouldn't you?).

Only thing that is sluggish is flash play.

 

[torrentg]

I've had a few netbooks and currently have a 10.1" Asus 1000H which has been modded regards larger storage and 2Gb of memory (the latter made an enormous difference when attempting anything demanding in video/audio conversion, and impacted very positively on synchronisation procedures...) and I have thrown Windows7 Home Premium onto it for curiosity - with complete success.

As I said, it was done out of curiosity as I actually need to maintain XP on that machine due to external working considerations. Accordingly I made a clone of my Windows7 installation, but ultimately reinstalled XP using a cloned partition image.

Bearing in mind this is an N270 Atom machine, the W7 experience was surprisingly good, certainly better than anticipated, so I would not allow yourself to be put off from attempting a similar installation.

The largest hurdle is getting every inbuilt device recognised and compatible drivers installed, but even this doesn't take very long or challenge your skills too highly.

Benchmarks please?

I recently went from 1GB normal RAM to 2GB performance RAM and noticed absolutely no change in anything whatsoever except a nice meter with more space.

 

[Qdos]

You want me to reload Windows7, just to provide you with benchmarks?

My earlier post makes it clear I habitually run XP on the netbook in question... and that I only loaded W7 out of pure curiosity.

Why don't you go about convincing posters that 2Gb doesn't do anything more than 1Gb instead? As illogical as it sounds I'd say 1Gb is the sweet-spot for XP, however that would not be my opinion under W7 due to the differing memory architecture, and randomisation in addressing memory (to provide enhanced security against hackers).

The reason I went back to XP was because some applications which act interactively with my employers mainframe won't work under Vista or W7, otherwise I would have left it on.

One word of warning however. Battery life plunged under W7, by about 25%. Also I forgot to mention the native WiFi card wouldn't work, and I had to fit a more recent and higher spec' Intel card.

Anyone with an Asus netbook can find out far more here.

 

[Brian6121990]

so having a normal windows 7 home premium 32 bit (instead of starter edition)
i can use that netbook normally liek a laptop?

playing emulators? using stickam? things like that?

 

[Qdos]

A netbook is a laptop, it's just downsized and usually has no optical drive. Other than that the processor is usually an Atom 1.6Ghz, so you are never going to get the raw power of a dual-core notebook.

These restrictions aside you are not limited in any way as to how you use W7 HP and will be able to run anything the processor can handle, albeit all a little more slowly as compared to higher spec hardware

 

[Brian6121990]

A netbook is a laptop, it's just downsized and usually has no optical drive. Other than that the processor is usually an Atom 1.6Ghz, so you are never going to get the raw power of a dual-core notebook.

These restrictions aside you are not limited in any way as to how you use W7 HP and will be able to run anything the processor can handle, albeit all a little more slowly as compared to higher spec hardware

well the netbook does have a 160gb hdd
and my laptop is a 1.66ghz duo core 2 intel
but hte netbook is an atom.
if u want, google "HP Mini 110"

 

[Brenz]

I have the HP Mini 2133 Netbook. I upgraded the RAM to 2GB and im running Windows 7 32-bit Ultimate on it fine. The WUI Rating is very low. ( 1.1 ) but it still works great and I still get Aero.

 

[hybridfan]

I have a Samsung N130 and installed Win 7 Ultimate 32 bit on it this afternoon, it actually starts up a lot faster than the previous XP and surprisingly picked up all devices off the bat.

 

[Brenz]

Actually just remembered one issue that I have.

HP DriveGuard currently doesnt work on 7. It comes up as an update but if u install it Windows 7 will not boot and u have to run Startup Repair. Its done it to me twice but first time was when I saw something wasn't recognised in the device list.

 

[whs]

I think those netbooks are great for travel (provided they have an SSD that does not crash). For occasional checking of the mail and an occasional letter they provide a good service. But they are unfit for any serious work. That flimsy Atom processor and the even flimsier graphics do not allow serious work. I would think twice before trading a laptop for it.

 

[Qdos]

I think those netbooks are great for travel.... but they are unfit for any serious work. That flimsy Atom processor and the even flimsier graphics do not allow serious work...

Yeah, but they're not as impotent as all that, and those Atoms are pretty robust, plus the leap in battery life as compared to a 15" notebook is phenominal if you're running an 8,000~12,000mAh battery.

I can do stuff like video editing on mine, albeit about 20x more slowly than on the rig whose spec appears in my forum profile - so the Atom based machines don't warrant being classed as anything next door to useless

Look at the HTPC media centres running HD video superbly through an Nvidia Ion GPU and N330 dual-core Atom...

 

[whs]

I can do stuff like video editing on mine, albeit about 20x more slowly than on the rig whose spec appears in my forum profile

I guess it is a question of patience and level of expectation. I already get nerveous with video editing on my 2.5GHz duo core with an SSD - my quad core does a lot better job with that.
But here the question was a netbook as sole PC - would you go for that?

 

[Qdos]

When I've travelled overseas for months at a time my Asus 1000H has been my sole machine - and it's a sweet little runner, absolutely no problems - and unbeatable in terms of portability and battery life.

I don't tend to throw heavy tasks at it because it is far slower than a desktop, but it's surprisingly capable all the same, if you are a little patient with it.

Using it with Slingplayer is faultless, as is web browsing, eMail, uploading photos from the SDHC slot and editing and archiving them, it has 'N' wifi and gigabit ethernet and naturally I keep a USB key with an XP installer to hand - just in case

It can VPN back home to my works centre and has been an absolute star, even when stopping to consider that it's been in daily use for a couple of years.

 

[Blackhawk7188]

A netbook is really an oversized cell phone and that cant make phone calls unless you use something like skype. I was going to get one but if I want a small laptop I will go with an HP Dv3 14.1" and alot of horsepower will work for me. Not as small...but easily portable and can do whatever you want whenever you want. Not dissing anyone who has one but personally some cell phones sometimes have more power or even a Nintendo DSi is very similiar to a net book and fits in my pocket..lol.

If you travel alot...like a sales rep for a company and you VPN alot...a netbook is perfect for you. If you expect to sit down and have fun when you want and run numerous operations...then upsizing to a full lappy is a good choice. Its a matter of what you do and what you want to carry with you to do it. I have a 17" laptop and have to carry it with a backpack to get from place to place at times. A netbook you can put in your back pocket or a cargo pocket and go with that. Your choice on that one.

 

[boost3d]

I have a MSI Wind with Windows 7 Pro installed. So far its been running flawlessly with the Aero theme installed. My highest WEI score so far is 2.9 (lowest rating is the CPU and graphics, same 2.9 score). Having used Windows 7 for over a week now, I can say that XP is definitely a bit faster (my XP was highly tweaked for performance though). I also noticed that XP gets better battery life as well. Overall, Windows 7 was worth the install.

I also disagree with the user above that says that a netbook is like a big smartphone (considering I also own a Blackberry). Hell I run Pro Engineer and Matlab on my netbook, never seen a smartphone do that amongst other things. My netbook has replaced my previous laptop and since Ive had it Ive used my desktop less than usual.

 

[Brian6121990]

by the way, can i unregister the product key from the old laptop and transfer that to the new netbook?