Can Acer Aspire One run SolidWorks?

RazorConcepts · 11-04-2009, 03:44 AM

I want a small netbook that would be able to run solidworks (current inspiron 1100 can barely do internet

)

Would this Aspire One be able to run solidworks?
Acer AOD250-1165
* 10.1" Blue, 10"x7", 2.2 lbs, 1024x600
* Mobile Intel 945GSE Express Chipset
* Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
* Multi-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader
* Integrated Crystal Eye Webcam and two built-in stereo speakers
* Intel Atom Processor N270 (1.60GHz, 533MHz FSB, 512KB L2 cache)
* 1024MB DDR2 Memory
* 160GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
* 802.11a/b/g Wi-Fi Certified
* 10.1" WSVGA Acer CrystalBrite LED Display
* Windows XP Home with Service Pack 3
* 3-cell Li-ion Battery (about 3-4 hours)

Computer and Software Requirements:

RAM Minimum: 1GB RAM
Recommended: 2GB RAM
Very large models: X64 processor and Operating System with 6GB or more of RAM when system resources exceed the 2GB limit of a 32-bit OS architecture.

Video A certified OpenGL workstation graphics card and driver.
For a listing of tested and certified graphics cards and driver combinations visit the Graphics Cards and Systems web site.

CPU Intel® or AMD® processors (7)
eDrawings® is supported on Apple Macintosh®-based machines (6)

Other Mouse or other pointing device
DVD drive
Microsoft Excel 2002, 2003, or 2007
Internet Explorer version 6.x or higher
Adobe Acrobat version 7.0.7 or higher

Network SolidWorks is tested only with Microsoft's Windows Networking and Active Directory network environments (8)

Glliw · 11-04-2009, 04:07 AM

Honestly, you would hate life running solidworks on that machine.

kc-atl · 11-04-2009, 05:35 AM

I ageree with Glliw, You Need POWER.. to run any good cad/3d cad programs.

RazorConcepts · 11-04-2009, 12:15 PM

Crud, so I guess I will need some kind of a higher-end gaming laptop?

**The_Other_One** · 11-04-2009, 12:21 PM

Higher-end, yes. Gaming, no. As long as you find one with good processing power, the GPU really shouldn't matter THAT much. Integrated graphics would probably be adequate, low-end dedicated cards would be better. Anything much higher would probably be a waste seeing as these programs primarily use CPU power.

11-04-2009, 03:44 AM	#1 (permalink)
RazorConcepts New Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 2	Can Acer Aspire One run SolidWorks? I want a small netbook that would be able to run solidworks (current inspiron 1100 can barely do internet ) Would this Aspire One be able to run solidworks? Acer AOD250-1165 * 10.1" Blue, 10"x7", 2.2 lbs, 1024x600 * Mobile Intel 945GSE Express Chipset * Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 * Multi-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader * Integrated Crystal Eye Webcam and two built-in stereo speakers * Intel Atom Processor N270 (1.60GHz, 533MHz FSB, 512KB L2 cache) * 1024MB DDR2 Memory * 160GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive * 802.11a/b/g Wi-Fi Certified * 10.1" WSVGA Acer CrystalBrite LED Display * Windows XP Home with Service Pack 3 * 3-cell Li-ion Battery (about 3-4 hours) Computer and Software Requirements: RAM Minimum: 1GB RAM Recommended: 2GB RAM Very large models: X64 processor and Operating System with 6GB or more of RAM when system resources exceed the 2GB limit of a 32-bit OS architecture. Video A certified OpenGL workstation graphics card and driver. For a listing of tested and certified graphics cards and driver combinations visit the Graphics Cards and Systems web site. CPU Intel® or AMD® processors (7) eDrawings® is supported on Apple Macintosh®-based machines (6) Other Mouse or other pointing device DVD drive Microsoft Excel 2002, 2003, or 2007 Internet Explorer version 6.x or higher Adobe Acrobat version 7.0.7 or higher Network SolidWorks is tested only with Microsoft's Windows Networking and Active Directory network environments (8)

11-04-2009, 04:07 AM	#2 (permalink)
Glliw Silver Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 215	Honestly, you would hate life running solidworks on that machine. __________________ CPU: Phenom II x4 940 Black Edition MOBO: BIOSTAR TA790GXB AMD 790GX HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 PSU: SIGMA SHARK SP-585 585W GPU: XFX GeForce 9800 GT 512MB Flickr Current time eaters: Call of Duty: WaW l FFXI l Oblivion

11-04-2009, 12:21 PM	#5 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 25 Posts: 13,416	Higher-end, yes. Gaming, no. As long as you find one with good processing power, the GPU really shouldn't matter THAT much. Integrated graphics would probably be adequate, low-end dedicated cards would be better. Anything much higher would probably be a waste seeing as these programs primarily use CPU power. __________________ Primary- i7 920 \| 6GB RAM \| 9800GT \| 160+160+500GB Secondary- Athlon X2 4200 \| 2GB RAM \| 7600GT \| 80+250GB Netbook - Atom N280 \| 2GB RAM \| GMA945\| 160GB

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kc-atl Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: South Atlanta Posts: 64	I ageree with Glliw, You Need POWER.. to run any good cad/3d cad programs.

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RazorConcepts New Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 2	Crud, so I guess I will need some kind of a higher-end gaming laptop?