Photoshop for a netbook

[scoobysoo]

Hi
I have a netbook computer and am looking to get some sort of photo editing software along the lines of Photoshop. Does anyone knows if this is compatable with Windows 7 Starter and is there a cheaper but comparable version (Photoshop is all I've heard of to be honest and don't know where to start looking for alternatives)? Also, do these software packages come on DC ROM as my netbook hasn't got a CD drive. How would I get around this?
Many thanks in advance

[sunny-dave]

If you only need basic editing functions and some sort of cataloguing system, why not just download Google Picasa - it runs nice & quickly on netbooks (which may struggle with big applications like photoshop)

http://picasa.google.co.uk/

[sunny-dave]

... and it's free ...

[jno]

this also seems straightforward

http://pixlr.com/editor/

[jno]

... and it's free ...

(but I have no idea if there's anything Netbooks that would stop it working)

[beso]

Get GIMP. It just keeps getting better and will always be free.

How well it will run on your netbook depends on the netbook but the same would be the case with Photoshop.

You just download it.

[woofgang]

It may not run on a netbook, but IMO paintshop pro blows other editing software out of the water....costs 70 quid though but you van download a free trial at the corel website.

[beso]

Another one to consider is Paint.NET. Also free. Not as elaborate as GIMP but still quite good.

[beso]

I don't know what they are like now but anything from Corel years ago was severely bloated software.

[mike11111]

What is the difference between a netbook and a PC/laptop?

[jno]

just to add that the pixlr one I linked to doesn't need downloading, you just work online.

This may be an issue - some of these programmes are pretty big and may contain hundreds of applications you don't need, which could constitute a waste of Netbook space.

[hc4361]

Mike, smaller, lighter, no dvd drive, usually lower performance but more than good enough for its purpose - to be mobile.

[mike11111]

Thanks. I'd heard the term but wasn't sure what it was - I thought it was just like a simple word processor.

[scoobysoo]

Thank you...lots of good ideas to get me started :)