This is a compatibility guide to running Linux with the Acer Aspire Timeline 4810T laptop.
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Name | Acer Aspire Timeline 4810T |
Processor | Intel® Centrino® mobile processor technology, featuring Intel® Core™2 Solo processor with 3 MB L2 cache |
Screen | 14“ 1366 x 768 Widescreen |
RAM | Up to 4GB |
HDD | Up to 500GB |
Optical Drive | DVD+-RW |
Graphics | Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 4330 |
Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 5100 (dual-band quad-mode 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N) |
Device | Compatibility | Comments |
---|---|---|
Processor | Works | |
Screen | Works | |
HDD | Works | |
Optical Drive | Partial | Eject button might not work. |
Graphics | Partial | Adjusting brightness when using openGl accelerated desktop (e.g. compiz) freezes notebook. Accelerated video playback not supported |
Sound | Works | |
Ethernet | Works | |
Wireless | Works | |
Bluetooth | Works | |
USB | Works | |
Card Reader | Works | |
Webcam | Works |
Notebook consumes significantly more power in battery mode compared to Windows 7. CD Drive can be used when ejecting it by command “eject cdrom” in terminal.
(September 2010) Power savings not fully supported. Eject button and brightness keys are buggy. Video decoding functions of GPU are not used.