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Acer Aspire 4551
Introduction
This is a compatibility guide to running Linux with the Acer Aspire 4551 laptop. If you have the Acer Aspire 4551 and are running Linux on it please consider editing this page or adding a comment below with your compatibility details. By contributing you will help other people running this laptop or trying to make a decision on whether to buy it or not.
This page is just for discussing using Linux on the Acer Aspire 4551. For a general discussion about this laptop you can visit the Acer Aspire 4551 page on LapWik.
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Specifications
For full specifications see the Acer Aspire 4551 specifications page.
| Name | Acer Aspire 4551 |
| Processor | AMD Turion™ II Dual-Core Mobile Processor P520 (2MB L2 cache, 2.30GHz) AMD Athlon™ II Dual-Core Processor P320 (1MB L2 cache, 2.10GHz) |
| Screen | 14“ (1366×768) Widescreen |
| RAM | Up to 4GB |
| HDD | up to 320GB |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW |
| Graphics | ATI Radeon™ HD 4250 |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet Acer InviLink Nplify 802.11b/g/n |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Works | |
| Screen | Works | |
| HDD | Works | |
| Optical Drive | Works | |
| Graphics | Works | |
| Sound | Works | |
| Ethernet | Works | |
| Wireless | Works | |
| USB | Works | |
| Card Reader | Not Tested | |
| Webcam | Works |
Notes
If you have any issues with compatibility try updating the BIOS of the Aspire 4551 to the latest version. That should get everything working.
