[ubuntu-za] some tests

[frans]

On 10/10/04 02:57 PM, Quintin van Rooyen wrote:
> 2010/10/4 Helge Reikeras <helge.reikeras at gmail.com 
> <mailto:helge.reikeras at gmail.com>>
>
>     Thank you! This is great information for someone wondering which
>     laptop to buy. It's a question we get a lot on the list.
>
> Also, on the FN key problem, you can type 'xev' in console and then 
> type them to see if they register at all as keypresses.
>
> If you get output in console when typing them you may just need to 
> remap the functions.
>
> Regards
>
> Quintin

thanks will try that


>     Helge
>
>     On 04 Oct 2010, at 2:34 PM, frans <dormakorp at vodamail.co.za
>     <mailto:dormakorp at vodamail.co.za>> wrote:
>
>     >
>     >  Hi.
>     >
>     > I had the opportunity to test Ubuntu 10.04 on two laptop this
>     weekend
>     > and would just like to comment on that.
>     >
>     > First was the Acer Aspire 5551
>     >
>     > Everything worked...wonderfully, laptops "FN" hot-keys and wi-fi
>     > worked
>     > great, did a very quick ad-hoc connection with my wife's Win 7
>     > machine,
>     > and could emediatly browse everything on her system. The Lan
>     > connection
>     > also worked great.
>     >
>     > Now for boot time it was extremely quick. just over ten seconds,
>     on my
>     > internal stop watch maybe a bit faster, its well worth it to
>     switch of
>     > between uses and you can still help a client on your system in the
>     > time
>     > most screens warm-up.
>     >
>     > Second a Packard bell dots
>     >
>     > Ubuntu install is very usable, fast for the Atom N450 processor
>     in the
>     > system and boot up in about 20 seconds on battery, battery life was
>     > about 6 hours while updating the OS and having the kids play
>     > afterwards...
>     >
>     > What did not work is the FN Hot-keys, I still have to research that
>     > and
>     > will report back, the Bluetooth in the system is version 3, I still
>     > have
>     > to find out if I can activate that before I can report on it, In the
>     > Win
>     > 7 system have a app to switch it on when using the wi-fi hot-key.
>     >
>     > Any ideas on the Packard bell system would be nice, I'll be
>     using that
>     > as my communication and programming system, after setting everything
>     > up.
>     >
>     >
>     >
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