This is a compatibility guide to running Linux with the Acer Aspire 7551G laptop.
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For full specifications see the Acer Aspire 7551G specifications page.
Name | Acer Aspire 7551G |
Processor | AMD Phenom™ II Quad-Core Mobile Processor N930 (2MB L2 cache, 2.0GHz) AMD Phenom™ II Triple-Core Mobile Processor N830 (1.5MB L2 cache, 2.10GHz) 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 | 17.3“ 1600×900 Widescreen |
RAM | Up to 8GB |
HDD | up to 500GB |
Optical Drive | DVD+-RW Blu-ray |
Graphics | ATI Mobility Radeon™ 5650 graphics |
Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet Acer® InviLink Nplify 802.11b/g/n |
Device | Compatibility | Comments |
---|---|---|
Processor | Works | |
Screen | Works | |
HDD | Works | |
Optical Drive | Works | |
Graphics | Works | Install the proprietary ATI/AMD drivers |
Sound | Works | |
Ethernet | Works | |
Wireless | Works | |
USB | Works | |
Card Reader | Not Tested | |
Webcam | Works |
Tested with Ubuntu 10.10.
The Acer Aspire 7551G works very well with Linux.