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

[Ioannis Vranos]

On Wed, 2010-05-05 at 09:01 -0400, Robert P. J. Day 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.



Try to find a laptop with an NVIDIA graphics card. NVIDIA graphics cards
are the only ones that have no problems with Linux, all others graphics
cards have issues with Linux.


I am using an Acer 8920G laptop and it works out of the box with Ubuntu
9.10 x64.





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