Acer Aspire AS7740-6498 a decent choice for a ubuntu laptop?

[Raseel Bhagat]

On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 6:31 PM, Robert P. J. Day <rpjday at crashcourse.ca>wrote:

>   (and now, an actual ubuntu question.)
>
>   about to decide on a new laptop and am considering the following:
>
>
> http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=1014183333L&vpn=LX.PLY02.057&manufacture=ACER
>
> the primary appeal for me:
>
>   * intel core i5 processor
>   * 1600x900 display as i spend a lot of time reviewing/editing tech stuff
>   * 4G of DDR3 memory, not just DDR2 (option to go to 8G)
>   * *more* than big enough hard drive
>   * HDMI port
>   * absolute requirement of H/W virtualization support
>
> the only weak spot i see is the onboard intel graphics.  i'm sure it
> will be adequate, but with that, there's no way this is going to be a
> gaming system.  as long as it handles everyday usage, though, i'll be
> satisfied.
>
>   to the laptop experts out there, do you see any fatal flaws in this
> being a daily-use ubuntu 10.04  system?  primary use will be massive
> compilation tasks (kernel, openembedded, etc.).  do you see any
> obvious weaknesses?  thanks muchly.
>
> rday
>
>
One consideration is : Is other hardware, like on-board sound, network cards
(Wifi and Ethernet), Webcam completely supported on Linux. I know most
nowadays is, but there are still a few oddballs out there which has stuff
for which a Linux driver is not fully mature and which eventually becomes a
pain-point.

Otherwise, seems like a decent beast.

--
Raseel
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