I've overheard computer store salesmen lie to potential customers of the powerlessness of netbook computers. I've read of ceos of large computer makers bemoaning the lack of profits they make from the most popular form of computer today.
Doesn't matter what they say. I still run AutoCAD 2010 on my LG X110 netbook, albeit limited to Windows 7. To get out from under the burden Windows imposes on computer hardware, though, it's better to run netbooks with Linux. (I use Ubuntu-based Linux Mint.) Richard Smith of Symscape confirms this:
Would you believe
me when I say you can install Caedium and run CFD [computational fluid dynamics] calculations on a
netbook? I've installed and run modest (small) CFD calcs on an ASUS Eee PC 900 9-inch netbook (1GB RAM, 20GB solidstate drive) running Ubuntu 9.04 Netbook Remix [Linux operating system].
The Linux installer (Autopackage) we use for Caedium should be good
for any 'modern' Linux distribution. If you fancy a go, you'll need to
install both Caedium and Caedium add-ons from www.symscape.com/product/downloads#linux
Then get our Caedium Professional 30-day free trial from www.symscape.com/symcom/freetrial/174
