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Acer Aspire 4820tg TimelineX
Introduction
This is a compatibilty guide to running Linux (Kubuntu) with the Acer Aspire 4820 TimelineX laptop.
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Specifications
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 |
Linux Compatibility
| 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 |
Notes
Laptop was tested with Kubuntu 10.04.
Summary
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
acer_aspire_4820_timelinex.txt · Last modified: 2017/09/09 22:56 by don
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