<vote Acer-Aspire-5251-Rating check=ip> How do you rate this laptop with Linux? * Excellent * Good * Fair * Poor * Unusable </vote>
This is a guide to running Linux with the Acer Aspire 5251 laptop.
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For full specifications see the Acer Aspire 5251 specifications page.
Name | Acer Aspire 5251 |
Processor | AMD™ V Series Processor V120 (512KB L2 cache, 2.2GHz) |
Screen | 15.6“ (1366×768) Widescreen |
RAM | Up to 8GB |
HDD | up to 500GB |
Optical Drive | DVD+-RW |
Graphics | ATI Radeon™ HD 4250 |
Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet Acer InviLink Nplify 802.11b/g/n |
Device | Compatibility | Comments |
---|---|---|
Processor | Works | |
Screen | Works | |
HDD | Compatible | Mounts all Partitions |
Optical Drive | Works | |
Graphics | Works | |
Sound | Works | |
Ethernet | Works | |
Wireless | Works | |
USB | Works | |
Card Reader | Not Tested | |
Webcam | Not Tested |
A fairly up to date Linux distribution is need for this laptop, however it works fine with thus a distribution.
The Acer Aspire 5251 works really well with current Linux distributions.