The great Acer Aspire One/Netbook challenge.

**Majesto** · Jan 29 2009, 02:34 PM

Originally Posted by mac173

I have to ask this. I tried to run LOTRO on my notebook, and it would lock up every time I tried to log in. The message in the log said I did not have the video resources to run the game.

I a Dell Vostro 1500
Core 2 Duo (1.4 gig each)
106 gig HD (rest is dual booted with Linux)
Intel integrated graphics
2 gig Ram

From what I have read, I have as much or more then these netbooks, so why can't I run LOTRO. I spend 32 hours a week at a second job mostly here and brousing the net. I would LOVE to spend that farming nodes!

It runs great on my Vostro 1500, but I have the 8600GT mobile in mine. You can probably contact Dell and still get one. Looking at the "Parts for My Dell" site, they've got one: http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/p...chassisid=8543 but it's wicked expensive.

I'd like to see this on the Dell Inspiron Mini 12 (which has a 1280x800 display and GMA 500 card). It's a little larger than most netbooks, and I'm not sure if the 1GB of RAM can be upgraded.

**jugger181** · Jan 30 2009, 04:42 PM

Installing on my new s10 as we speak

**Sapience** · Jan 30 2009, 05:17 PM

Originally Posted by jugger181

Installing on my new s10 as we speak

Two things you should do as soon as you can.

1 - Reboot and go into the BIOS. Tell it to load defaults and save. Reboot.

This will bump you from 64MB Video Ram to 128MB

2- As soon as you can afford to, grab a 2GB PC2 5300 (6400 will work too, it falls back to 667 nicely and is sometimes cheaper, I paid $35 for mine) laptop memory stick.

The performance boots on the S10 you get from these are very noticeable.

**Darej** · Jan 30 2009, 05:46 PM

Originally Posted by Sapience

Sounds interesting. But honestly, do we really want to know where some people play?

hehe...big screen monitor....wireless kb/mouse...open bathroom door....nuff said????

**Olgarlen** · Feb 01 2009, 01:25 AM

My wife has been wanting an Aspire One for some time now, so after some overtime at work we went out and bought one this weekend.

Of course, after reading this thread I just had to install and try it out..
Out of the box with no mods or tweaks to the Aspire...

Settings were as follows:

Frame rates about the same - definitely not for the big fights!

**Olgarlen** · Feb 01 2009, 01:27 AM

The rest of the settings...

**skataneric** · Feb 01 2009, 03:58 AM

lol i've gotten this game to run on an old dell dimension 8300 desktop.

P4 2.6
512mb ram
integrated mx 440

very low settings and some nvidia tweaks and got about 15fps average.

**Comstrike** · Feb 02 2009, 10:16 AM

And the race for the statistically worst LOTRO rig continues unabated!

I see the screen shots, take a few myself, and I keep thinking: That's bad. Yet, cute in a way. As with pizza, some LOTRO is better than no LOTRO.

**Patience** · Feb 02 2009, 01:23 PM

Just reporting back with the results of my FrankenAcer, which was originally an 8Gb SSD/512Mb RAM Linux version, but is now a 1.5Gb stripped down XP version (still 8Gb SSD).

LOTRO runs really well from a Transcend Class 6 SDHC card. I haven't fought anything yet, but I logged into Esteldin, took a horse to Trestlebridge where I saw the only real jerkiness (the fires) then another to West Bree where I ran around with little to no lag. Overall if I was going to log in and just hang out and play in low-risk situations it's totally playable. I was very pleased with the performance especially considering it's from an SDHC card!

**Olgarlen** · Feb 02 2009, 01:59 PM

Originally Posted by Comstrike

As with pizza, some LOTRO is better than no LOTRO.

Very much in agreement here! (I might even add that as a quote to my signature

)

(oops - guess I did ...)

**Clover** · Feb 02 2009, 02:41 PM

I guess I had better get on the ball and get it installed.

I did manage to get DDO downloaded and installed and it runs quite nicely on my Averatec N1000 right out of the box with no mods.

**Sapience** · Feb 02 2009, 02:47 PM

Originally Posted by Clover

I guess I had better get on the ball and get it installed.

I did manage to get DDO downloaded and installed and it runs quite nicely on my Averatec N1000 right out of the box with no mods.

Well then I can make a hat trick. All of our current games (AC1,LOTRO,DDO) will run on most netbooks it seems.

**klyth** · Feb 02 2009, 03:27 PM

I'm running LOTRO on my BlackBerry Storm.

**APErebusAU** · Feb 02 2009, 06:03 PM

Originally Posted by klyth

I'm running LOTRO on my BlackBerry Storm.

Don't lie. No-one bought a bought a blackberry Storm.

**jugger181** · Feb 02 2009, 06:13 PM

I had a 1GB stick handy so i installed that. I did the bios trick to get 128mb of vid ram. Running windows 7. I get on average between 8fps(fighting mobs) and 27fps (21st hall AH)

**Clover** · Feb 02 2009, 06:18 PM

I was able to download and patch LOTRO this afternoon with no issues at all. I logged right in. I was able to get the graphics settings up to low, they were very low by default and here is my picture!

What a fun challenge. I would have never thought to try to install LOTRO on this little computer, I got it for work. I guess it is a good thing LOTRO is my work!

**RANA01340** · Feb 02 2009, 07:25 PM

Boys and girls......

I'm running Lotro on a 13 inch Mac laptop with Boot camp (AKA windows XP for macs.) It's one of the ones that you can't actually get a video card for

*Takes a bow*

**nikito** · Feb 02 2009, 08:04 PM

WEll my computer is so old the monitor has green text with a black background... and an 8inch floppy, yeah with the bendy thing to "keep" it in during an earthquake, that reads my cd's... true story. >.>

**Digital_Utopia** · Feb 02 2009, 08:19 PM

pfft..

<img src="http://www.digitalutopia.org/lotroc64.jpg"/>

**Olgarlen** · Feb 02 2009, 10:32 PM

Originally Posted by Digital_Utopia

pfft..

Hey -- I got one of those somewhere too...
Wonder if a Timex computer will handle it...

*looks around and suddenly feels REALLY old*

**Digital_Utopia** · Feb 02 2009, 11:10 PM

Originally Posted by Olgarlen

Hey -- I got one of those somewhere too...
Wonder if a Timex computer will handle it...

*looks around and suddenly feels REALLY old*

Sorry...farthest I go back is a Commodore PET....the joy of cassette tape drives lol

**Comstrike** · Feb 03 2009, 03:43 PM

Originally Posted by Digital_Utopia

pfft..

Nice, but in your case it isn't FPS, its FPDay!

Just remember LOAD "*" ,8,1 is considered an exploit and violation of TOS!

**auximenes** · Feb 04 2009, 12:01 PM

Originally Posted by Comstrike

LOAD "*" ,8,1

Ah, the memories. I remember when loading a game meant sending the load commands and then going to find a snack or something else to do for 30 minutes while you waited for the game to load.

And, games on cassette tape FTW.

**jugger181** · Feb 04 2009, 02:36 PM

Now the real question is how do we go even faster? Overclock the cpu?

**Comstrike** · Feb 04 2009, 02:47 PM

Originally Posted by jugger181

Now the real question is how do we go even faster? Overclock the cpu?

Its a thought, but the only way to liquid cool my little Acer is to pour water down the keyboard. I shant do that, lest somebody were to say I "....choose poorly."

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