Have you thought of running Finale Notepad on a netbook? If all you are doing is sketching, that might be all you need, and would not tax an Atom processor at all. Jim W.
Sent from my iPhone On Sep 20, 2009, at 9:41 PM, "Ray Horton" <rayhor...@insightbb.com> wrote: > Thanks, Dennis. > > > My question wasn't "What's the best portable computer for Finale?" > but > what's the smallest. > > > I should have explained my needs more. I don't work on music away > from > home a lot. I do like to keep up with email and a few rudimentary > word > processing tasks (planning my church duties, which takes some internet > access, a little typing and some Control-C copying, etc.) And I might > like to jot some musical idea down, or be able to transport Finale > files > around with me on a machine on which I can call them up and make quick > corrections and reprint, but a large screen and easy editing are not > the > most important thing. > > > The most important thing, for me, is small size. If I could fit this > magic machine in my double-trombone gig bag that would be perfect. Or > in the side pocket of a suit coat. That way, I can have it with me > all > the time, so if the conductor works on non-trombone music I can do > more > than check my Instinct phone or read. If it's a wide-screen > full-powered desktop replacement I will have left it at home, most > days. > > > It's easy to get sidetracked from this, to get attracted to the wider > screens, etc. When I clicked on Les's nice looking notebook, I also > looked fondly at the wider-screen version (I do like my wide screen > rotatable screen at home - perfect for Finale.) But, for me, the > bigger > the portable, the less I'll be able to carry it with me. > > > So, I've gotten answers from 'Anything you buy will be more powerful > than computers used to be' to "Finale doesn't have a netbook- > compatible > version." Am I to assume that the first statement does not apply to > the > unit I first asked about, the Dell Mini10? > > <http://www.dell.com/us/en/home/notebooks/laptop-inspiron-10/pd.aspx?refid=laptop-inspiron-10&s=dhs&cs=19&~ck=mn > > > > > > Thanks! > > Raymond Horton > > Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote: >> The question (IIRC) was whether a netbook would be workable with >> Finale, which >> has nothing to do with 'understanding the point of netbooks'. We >> can't answer >> the question without answering the question, can we? >> >> Finale doesn't have a netbook-compatible version (as there are >> phone-compatible versions of browsers), so it would likely require >> un-ultra-portability by adding devices or a high level of patience >> and the >> ability to accept the small screens. >> >> Dennis >> > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
