Which version of AutoCAD for this netbook?

[The_Cad_Kid]

HP Mini 311

 

Processor

Intel Atom N280 1.66 GHz

512 KB L2 Cache

Memory

1 GB RAM

DDR II 1066 MHz

Display

11.6" Diagonal HD LED BrightView Widescreen Display

1366 x 768 pixels

NVIDIA ION LE graphics

Operating System

Windows 7

Hard Disk

160 GB hard drive

5,400rpm

Features

10/100 Fast Ethernet

3 USB 2.0 ports

HDMI-out

0.3 megapixel web camera & microphone

Bluetooth

802.11b/g/ Wireless LAN

Altec Lansing Speakers

 

 

any recommendations?

 

 

how about 2005?

or 2006?

 

or 2010 64bt?

 

 

im not too savvy when it comes to specs so any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks

The_CAD_Kid

[ReMark]

Forget running 2010 on it.

 

I'd say 2004.

[tzframpton]

Netbooks are NOT laptops. When are people going to figure this out? Spend an extra $200 and you can run any version of AutoCAD you want.

[Tankman]

I would say AutoCAD 2000 or an earlier version.

 

What do you expect from AutoCAD? What type of work are you doin'?

 

Netbook, not a laptop as noted above. Not a CAD recommended configuration.

[The_Cad_Kid]

thanks for the replies guys. I'm Quite aware that a netbook isn't a laptop. i have seen videos on youtube and know it can be done! i've tried 2010 and 2005 with no luck. Ive read somewhere it may be because windows 7 is 64 bit? does anyone know how to downgrade windows 7 to xp?

 

Remarc - i will try and get CAD 2004, I'll have to ask round the office... i saw your other post after posting this and am interested in finding out how that other guy got CAD on his same HP mini 311.

 

Cheers,

The_cad_kid

[The_Cad_Kid]

I only want to draw 2D :-D

[Tankman]

I have PocketCAD on two PDA's that I haven't used in a couple of years.

 

This is how it works best. From a desktop, you can download a *.dwg to the PDA.

 

In the field you can edit the *.dwg file and upload back to the PC at home and/or work.

 

Perhaps you could load PocketCAD to the netbook?

 

The only problem I ever had using CAD on the PDA was the very small screen. A bit hard to see. Might work well on a netbook with its' larger viewing area.

[ReMark]

I use PinCAD. I have it loaded on the head of a common pin. The display is so small I need a 50X microscope to view it which is kind of a pain to carry around. But I am addicted to it. My wife says I'm a pinhead.

[Tankman]

30 or more years ago I knew an engineer who actually put the Declaration of Independence on the head of a straight pin! Ah, the good days of DOS!

 

He was a computer engineer and even back then he was communicating with his at home thermostat from work, adjusting the climate in his house some 50 miles away.

 

We were putting flow meters on oil pipe lines in Alaska and in the Pacific.

The data was wireless via satellite and being monitored in Hauppauge, LI, NY.

 

Now we can see the oil flowing on ABC news in the Gulf.

Well is capped, we'll know of various successes throughout today.

Let's all keep our fingers crossed.

 

The Amato family, car race fame, own a chemical company.

One of the Amato's is a PC nut too. He monitors his bulk tank inventory from home, also wireless.

 

Don't know 'bout other states but, in Delaware. Public pools, hotel 'n motel pools, and more, must check the chlorine levels in their pools hourly.

This is done by the life guard on duty and logged.

The chemical level is also recorded wirelessly via the web.

The wireless record is not legally acceptable in Delaware, the pool side record is part of the state law.

[tzframpton]

thanks for the replies guys. I'm Quite aware that a netbook isn't a laptop.

Well then stop trying to run CAD software on one. They are not meant for programs such as CAD.... just compare system requirements of each version and keep going backwards until you find one that will work. But then you'll be in licensing infringement I'm sure.... not that I care but some people on this board don't really care to hear about it.

 

I would go back to AutoCAD 2000 or 2002. Good luck in your quest.

[f700es]

Honestly r2008 will be fine for 2D only. I have run 2008 on the in-laws old 2.2 celery cpu with XP and 256 mb of ram. Your netbook blows this away. Your screen resolution might be an issue.

[tzframpton]

Honestly r2008 will be fine for 2D only. I have run 2008 on the in-laws old 2.2 celery cpu with XP and 256 mb of ram. Your netbook blows this away. Your screen resolution might be an issue.

Celeron meets the system requirements of AutoCAD 2008. I'm not sure the Atom processor does.

[f700es]

Celeron meets the system requirements of AutoCAD 2008. I'm not sure the Atom processor does.

 

The celeron I am talking about was in a Dell Dimension 2350. 128-kb L2 cache, PC2100 ddr ram and a clock speed of 400MHz. The newer Atoms are actually better than this. The netbook he has has the nVidia ION graphics which are pretty nice for low-power units (much like the Atom cpus). The atom he is looking at is also hyper-threaded. Sure it's not a real workstation but for light duty it might be OK.

 

Reference:

http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=41411

 

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim2350/specs.htm

[tzframpton]

The celeron I am talking about was in a Dell Dimension 2350. 128-kb L2 cache, PC2100 ddr ram and a clock speed of 400MHz. The newer Atoms are actually better than this. The netbook he has has the nVidia ION graphics which are pretty nice for low-power units (much like the Atom cpus). The atom he is looking at is also hyper-threaded. Sure it's not a real workstation but for light duty it might be OK.

 

Reference:

http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=41411

 

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim2350/specs.htm

I understand the processor is better but the software still has to support it...... to the extent of my computer knowledge anyways.

[f700es]

Well I guess that's where Win7 comes in. I run 2008 and 2010 on a dual core setup with no issues so I think he'll be OK. Of course it is only guessing until he tries it. Maybe he can borrow a cd/dvd and load it in 30 day demo mode and see how it works. Might work or it could bomb

[The_Cad_Kid]

good news.....

for my netbook on windows 7:

I have found a free cad package called DoubleCAD XT. it has a similar interface to AutoCAD and i'm looking forward to using it for basic tasks... it says that is well suited to Google Sketch Up of which i have downloaded version 6. Sketchup included a program called Layout which also looks very helpful. Also got open office (just thought id throw that one in there) ... so all my software is totally free, legal and running smoothly :-)

[The_Cad_Kid]

whats r2008?

[f700es]

whats r2008?

 

AutoCAD release 2008

[f700es]

Well I borrowed my nephew's Acer One netbook this weekend and installed AutoCAD 2007 on it to see how it would run. Honestly it was not too bad. Sure the small screen size might be a problem if you are used to using toolbars and menus but not too bad if you are keyboard driven. 2D was pretty quick and sure 3D was a bit slow.

His is an older netbook so I would imagine the newer ones would be a bit faster.

 

Specs:

Acer One

Intel Atom N270 @ 1.6 Ghz.

1 gb DDR2 ram

140 GB HDD

Intel 945M Express Graphics @ 1024x600

 

 

 

 

[Tankman]

Acer does make nice notebooks, the ones I've seen and tried ran fine.

 

I like the small notebooks for travel. I remember this shoulder, that shoulder, back again, travelling through airport terminals.

 

My T-60 Thinkpad™ is beautiful, also loaded with '07.

I don't use 3d but, have opened many 3D *.dwg files, very fast.

14" screen, T2500 2GHz processor, 2 GB ram, 100 GB HDD, Windows XP Pro SP3, ATI Mobility Radeon x1400 graphics.