| Writing this on the 1st gen acer aspire one (well maybe Gen 1A) but it is the first gen Atom.
I'd say absolutely not, so much so I haven't even bothered to run it.
I use FastStone, and UFRaw, and Gimpshop, no problems.
I am waiting till my warranty is either up, or close (at about 8 months now, maybe this summer) to upgrade the RAM to 2GB. However, it voids the warranty, and it is a semi difficult process in that you need to completely disassemble the laptop and go down 5 layers. It should be easy though if you do it.
I've done a lot to optimize my Acer. I downgraded the colors from 32 bit to 16 bit and my mapping software flies. I mostly use the netbook for travel, at work (to get internet access that is unblocked), and to dump my SD/CF cards onto for field deletion and backup (I use an ipod classic as a backup).
Works really well and the 9in wide screen GPS with MS STreets and either Topo or ExpertGPS is awesome! |