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Boaz Rymland wrote:
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face="sans-serif">Hi
all,</font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;"><font
face="sans-serif">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:
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href="http://zap.co.il/models.aspx?sog=C-PCLaptop&keyword=linux">http://zap.co.il/models.aspx?sog=C-PCLaptop&keyword=linux</a>).
In
specific - how well all hardware goodies work in linux - power
management/scaling, wifi, bluetooth, card reader, X, etc etc...<br>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;"><font
face="sans-serif">The
model is <b>Acer Aspire AS5738Z-422G25MN</b>. It comes with </font><span
style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Intel Dual Core T4200 and </span><span
style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Intel GMA 4500.</span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">Thanks,</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">Boaz.<br>
</p>
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style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">I had access for
several Acer based laptops (the Asprie 51XX Aspire).</p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">As for wifi: </p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">The model started with
broadcom chipset that work relatively ok , now Acer switched to Atheros
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">Both are supported but
when using new kernels the power usage is high and there are lots of
deassoactions (the 3 timeouts isuue) only with Atheros.<br>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">AFAIK it related only
to the kernel (never used windows so don't know).</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">Kernels 2.6.30 , 2.6.31</p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">The worst thing in
thous laptops is the Graphics:</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">When there is use of
the RS48X until few months ago there was no support for the 3D
acceleration. </p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">Also there still lots
of bugs in the X when using it (Hangups , memory of the last picture
etc).</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">X version 7.4+4</p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">Bluetooth.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">The one that came with
blue tooth dongle works fine.</p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">Card reader:</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">After 2.6.22 work fine.</p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">Multimedia keys:</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">Works using acerhk
(don't use it in 2.6.30! there is a bug that hangs).</p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">WebCam:</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">I can say in one word
it is a BUG.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">There is use of gspca
drivers (RE based driver) there bugs in it (Kernel tempting , power
usage etc).</p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">Battery: </p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">The worst thing in the
laptop , died after 4 months (twice) don't know if it is only mine bad
experience but should be noted.</p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">Plastics:</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">In the Aspire series
there are the "chrom" colored laptops, </p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">Do to wear and tear the
color falls off (And it isn't under the warranty).</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">Nasty but not so bad.</p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">The text is for :</p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">Acer Aspire 5102 , 5102
WLMI , 5100).</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">The 5102 Wlmi had been
in the laboratory 7 or 8 times in less then a year.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">Problems (hardware)
that i noticed :</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">Battery (died)</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">Hard drive (the
electronic card died) </p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">very important thing
with it who will give you the warranty test it before beyng.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">When my laptop died
(each time) i had to call a lawyer to make them fix it.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">In the end i got a new
laptop (from the box).<br>
</p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">Hope this is ok.<br>
</p>
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