A mid-range laptop with dedicated graphics capable of playing modern 3D games.
This page is just for discussing using Linux on the Acer Aspire 5560. For a general discussion about this laptop you can visit the Acer Aspire 5560 page on LapWik.
For full specifications see the Acer Aspire 5560 specifications page.
Name | Acer Aspire 5560 |
Processor | AMD A-Series quad-core processor A8-3500M (4 MB L2 cache, 1.50 GHz with Turbo CORE Technology up to 2.40 GHz, DDR3 1333 MHz, 35 W) AMD A-Series quad-core processor A6-3400M (4 MB L2 cache, 1.40 GHz with Turbo CORE Technology up to 2.30 GHz, DDR3 1333 MHz, 35 W) AMD A-Series dual-core processor A4-3300M (2 MB L2 cache, 1.90 GHz with Turbo CORE Technology up to 2.50 GHz, DDR3 1333 MHz, 35 W) AMD E-Series dual-core processor E2-3000M (1 MB L2 cache, 1.80 GHz with Turbo CORE Technology up to 2.40 GHz, DDR3 1333 MHz, 35 W) |
Screen | 15.6“ (1366×768) Widescreen |
RAM | Up to 8GB |
HDD | up to 750GB |
Optical Drive | DVD+-RW Blu-ray |
Graphics | AMD Radeon HD 6620G AMD Radeon HD 6520G AMD Radeon HD 6480G AMD Radeon HD 6380G AMD Radeon HD 7670M |
Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet Acer InviLink™ Nplify™ 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ |
Device | Compatibility | Comments |
---|---|---|
Processor | Works | |
Screen | Works | |
HDD | Works | 5400 RPM on some models |
Optical Drive | Works | |
Graphics | Works | Tested with open-source driver |
Sound | Works | |
Ethernet | Works | |
Wireless | Works | Broadcom driver will need to be manually added |
Bluetooth | Not Tested | Not available on all models? |
USB | Works | |
Card Reader | Not Tested | |
Webcam | Not Tested |
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