EVE online I'm considering getting a secondary netbook like this model. Does anyone have experience playing EVE online with this netbook? Is the framerate decent (ctrl-F) in various areas (in station, sparse systems, dense tradehubs like Rens) and/or doing various things? Just looking to do non-dangerous things. Thanks in advance EVE online I'm considering getting a secondary netbook like this model. Does anyone have experience playing EVE online with this netbook? Is the framerate decent (ctrl-F) in various areas (in... » Read More EVE online I'm considering getting a secondary netbook like this model. Does anyone have experience playing EVE online with this netbook? Is the framerate decent (ctrl-F) in various areas (in station, sparse systems, dense tradehubs like Rens) and/or doing various things? Just looking to do non-dangerous things. Thanks in advance « Show Less
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I just bought this netbook this week and installed EVE. On full screen, lowest detail settings, the average FPS is 30-40 during standard flight, 20 in the starmap, and 10 during combat (NPC deadspace) and orbiting Rens tradehub station (15-20 ships). Actually not too bad for non-dangerous activities.
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I bought this netbook and I should be receiving it this afternoon. I seen someone running EVE on this netbook and didn't appear to have a problem with. I can't say about the dense trade hubs like Rens or Jita. I'll let you know once I have the game installed.
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I have a netbook (not this one in particular) but one with like styled specs...I bought the CA Internet Security Suite Plus 2009...that I got from "FeeBAY" for $5.00 including shipping. So far no problems...but I did have to get an external drive so not sure how much of a savings it really was...........since the external drive was $65.00.
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I ran the FSX demo (in Windows Bootcamp), worked very well. Of course you won't be able to run it on full specs, no notebook out there can do that. But for a notebook, I was pretty impressed. But if you are on a mac anyway, you should consider X-Plane 9. It is much more realistic and the graphics have really been beefed up from the previous release. You can download a demo also to check it out. I had all the Flight Simulator resleases since 1998, but am dissapointed with FSX, it just is too cartoony and unrealistic. I am now hooked on X-Plane!
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What type of games? I play basic FB games, but I really haven't tried anything else. If they're more graphic intense, I would contact the company about how to upgrade. Or see if one of their gaming computers are in your budget. Looks like their lowest priced one isn't currently available on Amazon. Their website: http://aa-comps(DOT)com
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Where did you find the game? I don't want to play online...I want the software and am running Win 7 now as no other choice on a new computer..I would love it if someone would enlighten me to get a copy of some games. I had a bare bone computer from AMD and made it how I wanted it....so now running 64 bit instead of 32 bit and my old copy of scrabble I purchased and worked well with XP will not load...is there a way to load this with Win7 that I don't know about? I put the CD in and nothing...thank you for any help...
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Thanks John. I bought the machine with two 2.8 ghz, 2 gb ram 320 gb hard drive, superdrive, airport, etc. I plan on purchasing extra RAM online, maybe at B&H.; I will hook up external harddrives for more storage for the present, eventually getting more hard-drives. I don't really understand the whole RAID discussion. As for screens, after a lot of research, I went for the NEC 2080Wuxi2 with the software. I think the LaCie seems just as good, the Eizo reputedly better, but I want some screen space. THe B&H; store has custom set-ups for photography. One thing they have is blue-tooth which seems absent hereThanks again. Thanks John. I bought the machine with two 2.8 ghz, 2 gb ram 320 gb hard drive, superdrive, airport, etc. I plan on purchasing extra RAM online, maybe at B&H.; I will hook up external harddrives for more storage for the present, eventually getting more hard-drives. I don't really understand the whole RAID discussion. As for screens, after a lot of research, I went for the NEC 2080Wuxi2 with the software. I think the LaCie seems just as good, the Eizo reputedly better, but I want some screen space. THe B&H; store has custom set-ups for photography. One thing they have is blue-tooth which... » Read More Thanks John. I bought the machine with two 2.8 ghz, 2 gb ram 320 gb hard drive, superdrive, airport, etc. I plan on purchasing extra RAM online, maybe at B&H.; I will hook up external harddrives for more storage for the present, eventually getting more hard-drives. I don't really understand the whole RAID discussion. As for screens, after a lot of research, I went for the NEC 2080Wuxi2 with the software. I think the LaCie seems just as good, the Eizo reputedly better, but I want some screen space. THe B&H; store has custom set-ups for photography. One thing they have is blue-tooth which seems absent hereThanks again. « Show Less
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Is the general consensus that this is going to be a good to very good machine? I like most of the specs, but you never know until you have it in your hands...would love to hear thoughts of those considering purchasing this netbook.
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I actually went ahead and got this laptop and have been playing it on StarCraft 2, so idk about B. Chans issue as my Asus X1 has been running StarCraft 2 just fine.As others said though, my real only complaint with this laptop so far is the amount of crap I had to uninstall when I first got it, so much bloatware.
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Depends on what you mean by "gaming"? This is a netbook with a 1.0 Ghz cpu with Turbo to 1.3 Ghz for two cores. It has the equivalent of a Radeon HD 6200 series video card. It is very good for internet browsing, e-mail, typical office tasks and very good for watching streaming video. If the game is internet-based and doesn't require a high-powered cpu and video card then it should be perfectly adequate.
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I think you pretty much answered your own question. The Archos isn't even in the same league as the Eee netbook. Netbook wins.
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Netbooks are good for basic web surfing or typing, but not for games. I have an Asus 1000He for about 3 months now. I tried many games on it. Most of them run very slowly or don't start at all. I think it can handle games before 2000, but that's about it. You should consider a bigger laptop with a discrete graphic.
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It runs it well as long as you are not wanting to run the highest end settings. I run at settings at the default "Good" setting with resolution of 1920x1080. The frame rate averages 35-45. It is definitely not the same as running on a powerhouse desktop, but it runs well enough to enjoy questing, pvp, and even some raiding. I am not an avid pvp or raid player so I can't say how the system runs when there are large numbers of players in confined areas. I have participated in some of the Celestials groups and never saw any issues there. The frame rate is usually on the lower side, 35 or even down to 30, but it still processes well enough to keep up with everyone. It runs it well as long as you are not wanting to run the highest end settings. I run at settings at the default "Good" setting with resolution of 1920x1080. The frame rate averages 35-45. It is definitely not the same as running on a powerhouse desktop, but it runs well enough to enjoy questing, pvp, and even some raiding. I am not an avid pvp or raid player so I can't say how the system runs when there are large numbers of players in confined areas. I have participated in some of the Celestials groups and never saw any issues there. The frame rate is usually on the lower side,... » Read More It runs it well as long as you are not wanting to run the highest end settings. I run at settings at the default "Good" setting with resolution of 1920x1080. The frame rate averages 35-45. It is definitely not the same as running on a powerhouse desktop, but it runs well enough to enjoy questing, pvp, and even some raiding. I am not an avid pvp or raid player so I can't say how the system runs when there are large numbers of players in confined areas. I have participated in some of the Celestials groups and never saw any issues there. The frame rate is usually on the lower side, 35 or even down to 30, but it still processes well enough to keep up with everyone. « Show Less
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Thank you for the helpful information. I guess I will see about getting a cheaper netbook. I looked at a lot of reviews for different ones and they all seem about the same. Do you know which one is the best one to buy? I would like one that has a long battery life.
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I am by no means a computer expert, but the MMO's that I play run on the highest settings with no problem. The fans run louder, but that's not really an issue for me. I mostly play World of Warcraft and I have the best graphics of any computer I have owned with this system. Hope this was helpful.
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Alas, what the review actually says is: "The integrated graphics scored 739 in our 3DMark03 test (better than the MSI Wind NB's score of 606), and was even able to run the graphics intensive Second Life." This is hardly the same as "runs well". Compared with my HP laptops and desk top, SL is unusable on the Asus, with maybe 7-8 fps as indicated by another user below. It's still a nifty little machine for other uses.
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Sounds like the HE is the one to get. Have any of you had any experience taking one to Europe? If so, were there any issues I should know about? I'll be going to France in May and would like to take this netbook with me.Thanks.
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As a matter of fact, I do. I've been playing an MMO as well was a few emulator and Minecraft games and it works extremely well. It's got a lot of graphic options for the graphic card it comes with so I'm able to adjust accordingly, though the default setting work perfectly fine for me. It runs very smoothly and I don't seem to have any latency or lag (except you know the occasional internet hiccup).