Feedback on Acer laptop w. Linux

[Boaz Rymland]

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.
>
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