<vote Acer-Aspire-4820-TimelineX-Rating check=ip> How do you rate this laptop with Linux? * Excellent * Good * Fair * Poor * Unusable </vote>
This is a compatibilty guide to running Linux (Kubuntu) with the Acer Aspire 4820 TimelineX laptop.
If you would like to edit this page please first view our Editing Guidelines.
For full specifications see the Acer Aspire 4820 TimelineX specifications page.
Name | Acer Aspire 4820 TimelineX |
Processor | Intel Core i5 430M CPU ,2.26 GHz (with Intel Turbo Boost support) |
Screen | 14 inch WXGA (1366×768) |
Graphics | ATI Radeon HD 5650 |
RAM | Up to 4GB |
HDD | up to 500GB |
Optical Drive | None |
Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 1000 802.11b/g/n or Broadcom Wireless |
Device | Compatibility | Comments |
---|---|---|
Processor | Tested | |
Screen | Tested | |
HDD | Tested | |
Graphics | Tested | |
Sound | Tested | |
Ethernet | Partial | The ethernet controller works after Bios upgrade |
Battery | Testes | The battery works after Bios upgrade |
Wireless | Works | The Intel wireless controller works just fine. |
Bluetooth | Not Tested | |
Modem | Not Tested | |
USB | Works | |
Card Reader | Tested | |
Webcam | Works |
Laptop was tested with Kubuntu 10.04.
The Acer Aspire 4820 TimelineX is quite a good linux laptop… just only after the BIOS upgrade.
For more and updated info go to Installing Kubuntu 10.04 >* on Acer TimelineX 4820TG