Netbook recommendations for on-site review of images?

[DennyS]

I think the title says it all, I'm looking for a small inexpensive (?) netbook to review photos while I'm out shooting. Camera is a Nikon D7000 if that matters, set up to capture Raw + JPG. I'm thinking I can drag the JPGs onto the netbook to make viewing a little easier.

Thanks,
Denny

 

[donbga]

I think the title says it all, I'm looking for a small inexpensive (?) netbook to review photos while I'm out shooting. Camera is a Nikon D7000 if that matters, set up to capture Raw + JPG. I'm thinking I can drag the JPGs onto the netbook to make viewing a little easier.

Thanks,
Denny

Visit CNET.COM. They will have much better information on that topic than you will get here which will most likely just be anecdotal.

Don Bryant

 

[DennyS]

Don, that's a good start, I was hoping that some of the folks here might have some specific ideas. As an example, I found that there's a new eye-fi SD card that can deliver real time photos to an android phone or tablet.

 

[donbga]

Don, that's a good start, I was hoping that some of the folks here might have some specific ideas. As an example, I found that there's a new eye-fi SD card that can deliver real time photos to an android phone or tablet.

What ever the device one uses, the Eye-Fi card requires a LAN to function, so I'm not clear about the relevance to a netbook.

I usually just use a sneaker net to transfer digital files.

Netbooks are really just small notebooks; a wholly different breed from a tablet, like an iPad or Droid.

For my money tablets are still a bit immature, the netbooks can represent a good value for what they do. The Acer Aspire One comes to mind.

The new multi-core netbooks are pricey but much more powerful.

Don

 

[DennyS]

There's a new eye-fi Mobile X2 that "creates its own Wi-Fi hotspot", no LAN needed. Works with android, so it might even work with a Barnes and Noble Nook (the Nook can easily be converted to a full android tablet, I've seen them). A $250 tablet might be a better solution than a netbook. I'll take a look at the Acer Aspire.

 

[donbga]

A $250 tablet might be a better solution than a netbook. I'll take a look at the Acer Aspire.

This may interest you:

Amazon.com: Acer Aspire One AOD255E-13639 10.1-Inch Netbook (Diamond Black): Computer & Accessories

 

[donbga]

There's a new eye-fi Mobile X2 that "creates its own Wi-Fi hotspot", no LAN needed.

I don't think that product has been released yet.

I wish they would release a compact flash card like this for tether-less shooting.

 

[DennyS]

Don, I had an earlier post with links vaporize, if you google for the Mobile X2 you can find it for sale now at Amazon, the company has some videos on their web site. It's tether-less with android and i-phone/i-pad. Looks interesting, maybe still buggy.

 

[JerseyDoug]

It's not particularly inexpensive, and it doesn't make sense if you don't use Lightroom, but otherwise the Photosmith app running on a iPad does exactly what you're talking about. A great app (and a good excuse to buy a great toy

 

[David Brown]

I had never heard of this device, but my wife just bought me one for my birthday. It's a pretty cool device and not expensive. But, it is NOT a computer.

Digital Foci: Photo Book - 8" Portable Digital Photo Album

Digital Foci Photo Book | B&H Photo Online Videos | Podcasts

 

[DennyS]

Doug, I go directly to photoshop, but the iPad would still solve the problem. I think it's probably more $$$ than I can rationalize for the problem at hand, which is just being able to see the results of shooting outdoors. But it is tempting. Very tempting.

David, that's a pretty interesting gadget, do you know if it will allow you to connect directly to a camera and download JPGs? The price is right, I've been considering a low-tech solution (Hoodman Hoodloupe) just so I can check exposure, but the PhotoBook isn't that much more expensive...

 

[ozphoto]

One advantage the Hoodman will have, is that it won't run out of power at a critical moment (and it weighs a *lot* less).