Netbook DJing?

You could try Mixxx (as it’s free)

There’s always AtomixMP3, though it’s not cheap for an old piece of software.

I have vdj7 pro on an asus eepc 1005pe, 1.66ghz overclocked with “set fsb” to 2.11ghz, 2gb DDR3 RAM. It is what I use to test things out, it runs vdj fine with timecodes using a midi controller as a mixer, you just need to be careful about what effects you use as some can chew through the available cpu leaving artifacts in the audio, although I have tested it with 14 effects running 2 video’s while the in a loop and it was fine that said I still wouldn’t trust it to play out, although it is my backup with everything already on and loaded incase my gig lappy dies mid set.

If you want to run a dj program however you will need to disable all unused serices and bloatware, as well as change your power settings and disable wifi and bluetooth while playing.

the biggest problem you will find however is the screen resolution, mine is 1071×600, if you have a little to spend you should go for a dual core, 1377×768 monitor, upgradable to 4gb of ram, that would be compact and shouldn’t have a problem running software.

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also the soundcard/driver in the bcd is terrible, you would have better luck using a seperate soundcard…

I know I’m reviving a dead thread, but I was looking for some info and came across this. Wanted to add my $0.02.

I’ve heard a fair amount of commentary on a variety of boards about the notions that (1) web browsing takes little to no computing power, and (2) netbooks can to little more than browse the web. Both of these suppositions are much more debatable that one may realize. The amount of processing that can occurs a typical web surfing session can be far from trivial with use of streaming video and animation. A dual-core Atom is about as powerful as a Pentium 4, but designed to run cooler. Though a P4 is ancient in CPU years, those processors can still do well, given enough RAM. People were able to run plenty of productivity software with on a P4.

What netbooks were NOT originally designed to do is run Windows. They were initially designed for the One Laptop Per Child project to run Linux distributions using kernels with reduced bloat. Netbooks are actually quite snappy with Linux. Currently, I run Mixxx in Ubuntu 10.04 on a N270 netbook (single core), and although latency could be better, I’ve generally been quite pleased. Mixxx WILL slow down if I can a lot a crap running in the background, but that can be managed.

Windows XP on an N270, on the other hand, is a fat bastard. My wife has it on her dual-booting netbook, but we avoid using it at all costs. Newer dual-core Atoms and the faster AMD’s E-series chips should significantly outperform the hardware I’m using. If you’re currently considering buying a netbook new, ignore the single-core variants.

A netbook may not be the ideal solution for a lot of people, but they’re much more capable than people give them credit for, given appropriate expectations and usage. The experience that synthet1c posted above is typical of the netbook experience. It can work, but don’t expect world. If you use a lot of effects concurrently, get a REALLY good laptop. If you’re into beatmatching and loops, a netbook can do the job. The same way you would go about considering a MIDI controller based on your needs and budget, consider netbooks and laptops as well.