Thanks for the input.
The Linux powered Acer laptop comes with Linpus as far as I can tell. I
see in Zap other Acers with Linux but searching the net I see my
targeted model powered with Linpus as well (In India, for example).
I still contemplate on whether to go with the Windows powered model,
which offers several goodies over the somewhat older Linux ones (like
HDMI, DDR-III RAM, LED display) and hope all would work, or, go "for
sure" on the Linux pre-installed ones. The two options cost very similar
here.
Boaz.
Steve Litt wrote:
On Saturday 29 August 2009 16:52:49 Boaz Rymland wrote:
Hi all,
Can anyone provide feedback on the following Acer laptop, or any other
Acer Linux based laptops? (Interestingly, searching for "linux" word in
laptop section in zap.co.il shows almost exclusively only Acer results:
http://zap.co.il/models.aspx?sog=C-PCLaptop&keyword=linux).
My Acer Aspire 5102WLMi runs Ubuntu 64 bit 9.04 very well.
In specific
- how well all hardware goodies work in linux - power
management/scaling,
I never noticed, but I know the hard disk stops spinning and the screen goes
black after a few minutes.
wifi,
Beautifully. Atheros is a thing of beauty.
bluetooth, card reader,
I never use those so I can't say.
X
Beautifully with one exception. It does NOT work with most video projectors in
X. Neither does my other Linux laptop. The fonts are very nice on the LCD
screen.
, etc etc...
Sound works very nicely. Flash specific sites work just fine. I haven't used the
built in webcam.
SteveT
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