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Acer Aspire V3-571G
Introduction
This is a compatibility guide to running Linux with the Acer Aspire V3-571G laptop. If you have the Acer Aspire V3-571G 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.
This page is just for discussing using Linux on the Acer Aspire V3-571G. For a general discussion about this laptop you can visit the Acer Aspire V3-571G page on LapWik.
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Specifications
For full specifications see the Acer Aspire V3-571G specifications page.
| Name | Acer Aspire V3-571G |
| Processor | Intel Core i7-3820QM processor (8 MB L3 cache, 2.70 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.70 GHz) Core i7-3610QM / i7-3720QM processor (6 MB L3 cache, 2.30/2.60 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.30/3.60 GHz) core i7-3612QM processor (6 MB L3 cache, 2.10 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.10 GHz) Core i7-3520M processor (4 MB L3 cache, 2.90 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.60 GHz) Intel Core i5-3210M/i5-3320M/i5-3360M processor (3 MB L3 cache, 2.50/2.60/2.80 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.10/3.30/3.50 GHz) Core i5-2520M/i5-2540M processor (3 MB L3 cache, 2.50/2.60 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.20/3.30 GHz) Intel Core i3-3110M processor (3 MB L3 cache, 2.30 GHz) Core i3-2350M/i3-2370M processor (3 MB L3 cache, 2.30/2.40 GHz) Intel Pentium processor B960/B970 (2 MB L3 cache, 2.20/2.30 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/1TB 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 | NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M |
| Network | RJ-45 port,Gigabit Ethernet Acer InviLink Nplify 802.11b/g/n Acer InviLink 802.11b/g |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Works | |
| Screen | Works | |
| HDD | Works | |
| Graphics Chip | Use the proprietary NVIDIA drivers along with Bumblebee for best results. | |
| VGA Out | Works | |
| HDMI Out | Works, slight audio distortion in some cases. | |
| Optical Drive | Works | |
| Sound | Works | |
| Microphone | Works | |
| Headphone Port | Works | |
| Microphone-In Port | Works | |
| Ethernet | Works | |
| Wireless | Works | |
| Bluetooth | Working as of Kernel 3.8 | |
| Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | Works | |
| Firewire | Not Tested | |
| Card Reader | Works | |
| Webcam | Not Working | |
| Keyboard | Works | |
| TouchPad | Works | |
| Suspend/Resume | Works |
Notes
To enable brightness in debian based systems, add “acpi_osi=” to GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT= in /etc/default/grub and dont forget to update GRUB.
Summary
The Acer Aspire V3-571G works well with Linux.
Discussion
I use Acer Aspire V3-571G with Core i5-3210M, NVidia GT630M and 8GB Ram.
My Linux distro is Sabayon Linux (KDE 4.10.2) with Kernel 3.8.5.
I can confirm,
Bluetooth is working since Kernel 3.8,
VGA out is working,
Suspend to disk / ram is working,
Build-In Micro and Plug-In Micro is working,
Headphone port is working.
I have problems with USB3, so I connect USB3-drive on USB2.
But for USB2 devices (Mouse, dvb-t …) on USB3, it works fine.
nice computer, big screen.. all works out of the box with ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS. only thing causing problems is the build-in bluetooth, which cant be found by my s2.. brightness settings are also rather crude..
other than that, no problems..
enjoy!