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Acer TravelMate 8472
Introduction
This is a guide to running Linux with the Acer TravelMate 8472 laptop.
This page is just for discussing using Linux on the Acer TravelMate 8472. For a general discussion about this laptop you can visit the Acer TravelMate 8472 page on LapWik.
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Specifications
For full specifications see the Acer TravelMate 8472 specifications page.
| Name | Acer TravelMate 8472 |
| Processor | Intel® Core™ i5-520M Mobile Processor (3MB Intel® Smart Cache, 2.4GHz) Intel® Core™ i5-480M Mobile Processor |
| Screen | 14“ (1366×768) Widescreen |
| RAM | Up to 8GB |
| HDD | up to 320GB |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW |
| Graphics | Intel® HD Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 330M |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet Acer® InviLink Nplify 802.11b/g/n |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Works | |
| Screen | Works | |
| HDD | Works | |
| Optical Drive | Works | |
| Graphics | Works | only intel graphics - you cant use nvidia graphics (vgaswitcheroo doesnt work) |
| Sound | Works | |
| Ethernet | Works | |
| Wireless | Works | with restricted driver |
| Bluetooth | Not Tested | |
| Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | Works | |
| Card Reader | Not Tested | |
| Fingerprint Reader | Not Tested | |
| Webcam | Not Tested |
Notes
Testet with Ubuntu 10.10 (Kernel 2.6.32-30) -Battery Life Time: ~3h (Nvidia Graphics cant be disabled)
Summary
You can enter a summary of how well the Acer TravelMate 8472 works with Linux here.
acer_travelmate_8472.txt · Last modified: 2017/10/07 16:57 by don
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