Asus 1201N Netbook - will it run SketchUp?
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I was wondering if anyone has tried running SketchUp on the Asus 1201N Netbook.
I'm thinking about getting one and would like to use it for some light SU work. It would be great to hear from someone that has tried it out.The specs on this Netbook are pretty good, it will run HD video and some games.
It has an Intel Atom N330 dual-core processor, 2 GB RAM (can upgrade to 4), and the NVIDIA Ion graphics accelerator, which supports Direct X 10.I've done some searching and haven't found any comments from anyone that has tried it, I'm hoping someone on this forum has. Thanks!
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My son's Dell inspiron 9 runs Sketchup .
Bep
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Hi Unigami,
My only concern would be that video "accelerator". If I understand it correctly, that is an integrated chipset which may not support OpenGL (that SU uses and not DirectX) properly.
If that is the case, you can still run SU but with hardware acceleration off - which will slow down performance.
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According to Nvidia's web site, their ION-based products support OpenGL 3.0/3.1/3.2
I'm definitely going to get this netbook, probably in a couple weeks, and I'll post a report about it's performance (unless someone beats me to it!)
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Update: I changed my mind...decided that I wanted more processing power, so I decided to get the Dell Studio 14z. I found one in the Dell Outlet Store that was refurbished and had the exact features that I wanted: 900p screen, 8 cell battery, backlit keyboard; plus I had a 15% discount that was offered by Dell Outlet on their Twitter posting, so I ended up getting this PC for $500 plus shipping. That's less than I would have payed for the ASUS 1201N considering the fact that I would have spend another $90 to upgrade it's memory.
I'm so glad that I made this decision, the Dell 14z runs great, has lots of power, and with the NVIDIA GeForce 9400M G graphics runs SketchUp really smoothly. I've also played Portal on it without any problems and will be trying some other games.
If you are looking for a small laptop to run SketchUp I would recommend the Dell 14z, and I would especially recommend getting the 900p screen upgrade, the image quality is really stunning, I'm very impressed.
This was the first refurbished PC that I have ever bought, so I was a bit apprehensive. There are a few minor cosmetic blemishes on the laptop case, but the rest of it, screen, keyboard, and everything, looks and runs like new. It shipped out the day after I placed my order.
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will it run SketchUp?
my samsung n150 with intel gma grphic card, runs sketchup. maybe slow, but its runs.for ion, yes surely, and fine, now is the 1215n that will perform better.
i bought an AMD e350 fusion with ati radeon hd 6130, and works great, its a sony Y series vpcyb15 ultraportable. its the amd alternative to ion2 and dual core atom, with similar specs.
search for redway opengl turbine benchmark on google, there is a test with AMD e350 fusion. test it with your actual system to have an idea how it will work.
i had wrote a review of my laptop on this reply http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/sketchup/thread?tid=23584ae0fb095178&hl=enim replying this post becouse this two treads where my only findings about sketchup and nvidia ion.
then i found amd fusion alternative, but with no info from sketchup at all (since sketchup comunity tends to be appart from ati card). and i think they are at the same level for comparison.
im not a fan of ati, and before this bought i would not recommend ati for sketchup. i think since amd bought ati, things changed for good. don´t know for high end desktop cards. maybe i will still sitck with nvidia. But i think with time ati will start to find good reviews on sketchup and 3dviz comunities.
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