This is a compatibility guide to running Linux with the Acer Aspire 7745 laptop.
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For full specifications see the Acer Aspire 7745 specifications page.
Name | Acer Aspire 7745 |
Processor | Intel® Core™ i7-720QM Mobile Processor (6MB Intel® Smart Cache, 1.6GHz) Intel® Core™ i3-350M Mobile Processor (3MB Intel® Smart Cache, 2.26GHz) |
Screen | 17.3“ 1600×900 Widescreen |
RAM | Up to 16GB - Intel i7 Up to 8GB - Intel i3 |
HDD | up to 500GB |
Optical Drive | DVD+-RW Blu-ray |
Graphics | Intel® HD 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 | |
Sound | Works | |
Ethernet | Works | |
Wireless | Works | |
Bluetooth | Works | |
Modem | Not Tested | |
USB | Works | |
Card Reader | Not Tested | |
Webcam | Not Tested |
The 7745 was tested with Ubuntu 10.10.
The Acer Aspire 7745 works tremendously well with Ubuntu 10.10. Installation went smoothly and everything worked pretty much out of the box.