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Acer Aspire V3-551
Introduction
This is a template for a future compatibility guide to running Linux with the Acer Aspire V3-551 laptop. If you have the Acer Aspire V3-551 and are running Linux on it please consider editing this page or adding a comment below with your compatibility details. By contributing you will help other people running this laptop or trying to make a decision on whether to buy it or not.
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Specifications
For full specifications see the Acer Aspire V3-551 specifications page.
| Name | Acer Aspire V3-551 |
| Processor | AMD A-Series quad-core processor A10-4600M (4 MB L2 cache, 2.30 GHz with Turbo CORE Technology up to 3.20 GHz) A8-4500M (4 MB L2 cache, 1.90 GHz with Turbo CORE Technology up to 2.80 GHz) A6-4400M (1 MB L2 cache, 3.20 GHz with Turbo CORE Technology up to 2.70 GHz) AMD A-Series dual-core processor A4-4300M (1 MB L2 cache, 3.00 GHz with Turbo CORE Technology up to 2.50 GHz) |
| Screen | 15.6” HD 1366 x 768 resolution, high-brightness (200-nit) Acer CineCrystal LED-backlit TFT LCD |
| RAM | Up to 8 GB |
| HDD | 320/500/640/750 GB or larger(depending on model) |
| Optical Drive | 4X Blu-ray Disc / DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive 8X DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive |
| Graphics | AMD Radeon HD 7660G AMD Radeon HD 7640G AMD Radeon HD 7520G AMD Radeon HD 7420G |
| Network | RJ-45 port,Gigabit Ethernet Acer InviLink Nplify 802.11b/g/n Acer InviLink 802.11b/g |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Yes | |
| Screen | Yes | |
| HDD | Yes | |
| Graphics Chip | Not Tested | |
| VGA Out | Not Tested | |
| HDMI Out | Not Tested | |
| Optical Drive | Not Tested | |
| Sound | Yes | |
| Microphone | Yes | |
| Headphone Port | Yes | |
| Microphone-In Port | Not Tested | |
| Ethernet | Yes | |
| Wireless | Not Tested | |
| Bluetooth | Yes | Works since ubuntu 13.04 |
| Modem | N/A | |
| USB | Yes | |
| Firewire | N/A | |
| Card Reader | Not Tested | |
| Webcam | Yes | Quality is quite poor |
| Keyboard | Yes | |
| TouchPad | Yes | Sometimes gets out of sync 1) |
| Suspend/Resume | Maybe | Screens stays black when the AMD Cataclyst ™ driver enabled |
Notes
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Summary
You can enter a summary of how well the Acer Aspire V3-551 works with Linux here.
1)
Can be fixed by a quick
rmmod psmouse; modprobe psmouse
Discussion
bluetooth not working:(( please help me…