Acer Iconia Tab w501 / w500

Introduction

This laptop is a cheap-end 10.1“ ultraportable, meant to be an alternative to a netbook.

Name	Acer Iconia Tab w501/w500
Processor	Amd C50/C60(64-bit)
Amd C50(dual-core, 1.0 GHz), 1Mb L2 cache (64 bit)	Amd C60 (dual-core, 1.3 GHz), 1Mb L2 cache (64 bit)
Screen	10.1” TFT (1280 x 800 (WXGA))
RAM	Samsung 2GB (one stick), MAX 2GB
SSD	Samsung 32GB
Graphics	AMD Radeon 6250 gpu 280 МГц (for C50)	AMD Radeon 6290 gpu 400 МГц (for C60)
Wireless	Atheros Ath9k 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N Wireless
Ethernet	USB adapter Sonix	100 Ethernet
Card Reader	SD Memory Card, MultiMediaCard

Device	Compatibility	Comments
Processor	Works	tested
Screen	Works needs adjustement	Brightness (Fn) is apparently increased/decreased in two steps for one key press
SSD	Works	tested
Graphics	Works	tested
TouchScreen	Works	Need eGalaxD daemon autostart
Sound	Works/Built-in Mic needs manual install	(Fn) Volume controls work perfectly, headphones jack works
Ethernet	Works	Tested
Wireless	Works	Tested with WPA2, WPA, WEP and plain
USB	Works	Tested
Card Reader	Works	Tested with SD Card
Camera	Works	Tested using Cheese and Skype, Google Hangouts
Microphone	Works	Tested with Skype
Fan	Needs manual install to slow it down	With kernel>=3.11 and kernel parameter radeon.dpm=1 proper power management
External Monitor HDMI	Works	Tested with different kind of monitors
Playback HD movies 720p	Works	With kernel>=3.10 and Mesa>=9.2 full HD video decoding is possible