Is Android development possible on netbooks? [closed]

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I would like to use my netbook for Android development, but when I try to run the SDK with Eclipse, nothing loads. Are netbooks generally powerful enough for Android development? Why or why not?

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It's hard to see where the line for a netbook is drawn, but i'm do develop on my "netbook", but it does have 3Gig mem, and a dual core proc, so the only netbookish about it, is that it's a small, 12" thing.

The small screen is a bit of a problem sometimes, as a bigger-screen emulator sometimes doesn't really fit.

I'd not readily use something with even less memory, as eclipse, a VM and ofcourse various things like browsers and all, are a bit heavy on the mem.

Concuding: yes, you can develop on a netbook if you stretch the definition a bit. I'd not choose a low-end netbook, choose one with enough mem and you should be aware that a small screen is a limitation.

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Possible? Yes.

Fun? No.

Worthwhile? When making any degree of progress right now is preferable until waiting until you are in front of a better machine.

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Well, perhaps not what's really meant, but here's a link to a web based app creator for Android.

But I whine enough about having to develop on my "measly" 4 gig mem laptop.

YMMV

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I develop on my MSI Wind U100 (with an 1gb of ram) every now and again, and it's perfectly fine for it.

(10" screen 1024x600)

Although I use Eclipse, I don't use the emu.