The information below is taken from the Windows XP 160 GB model, though it would be equally applicable to the 3 cell, 120 GB model.Īs the machine has no internal CD ROM drive, the user can either utilize an external CDROM or a USB thumb drive. The Windows XP 160 GB hard drive model, with 6 cell battery, giving battery life of up to 6 hours (though this may be optimistic) retails for approximately $400 USD. The 8 GB SSD Linux model, with 512MB of RAM, also with a 3 cell battery retails for approxmately $330 USD. In the United States, the cost difference is relatively low-the 16 GB SSD Linux model and Windows XP 120 GB hard drive model both with 1GB of RAM and a 3 cell battery retail for approximately $350 USD. Although they come preloaded with Windows XP home, it is easy to install the Linux distribution of choice. The reader is advised to buy one of the hard drive models. It is possible that it may also void the warranty, although it seems that not even Acer is sure of that one way or the other. It involves complete disassembly of the machine, to the point of removing the rubber feet on the bottom (which are attached with double sided tape) to reach necessary screws. Upgrading of RAM, though possible, is non trivial. They are preloaded with Linpus Lite, which though based on Fedora 8 (which is reaching EOL) is extremely limited, quite frustrating to the experienced Linux user. The SSD has an extremely low write speed. One has an 8 GB SSD and 512MB of RAM and the other has a 16 GB SSD and 1GB of RAM. The Linux versions come with a 3 cell battery, giving a life of under 3 hours. In the US, at least, there are four basic types of this laptop being sold.
Touchpad or other pointing device: Synaptic Touchpad works out of the box
Video: Intel Mobile 945GME works out of the box This can be fixed by installing newer alsa drivers. See wiki page about the card for details on how to make it work.Įthernet: RTL8101E Doesn't work without kmod drivers. Wireless: AR5007EG, indentified by lspci as AR242x. That being said, it's unlikely to break anything. This HowTo includes using third party programs that have not been tested by the CentOS team.
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