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Asus B53F
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Specifications
For full specifications see the Asus B53F specifications page.
| Name | Asus B53F |
| Processor | Intel® Core™ i7 Processor 620M : 2.66 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.33 GHz; Intel® Core™ i5 Processor 540M/520/430M : 2.53 GHz - 2.26 GHz, with Turbo Boost up to 3.06/2.93/2.53 GHz Intel® Core™ i3 Processor 350M : 2.26 GHz |
| Screen | 15.6” (1366×768) Widescreen |
| RAM | Up to 8GB |
| HDD | 320GB to 640GB |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW |
| Graphics | ATI Mobility™ Radeon® HD 5470 |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet Integrated 802.11 b/g/n |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Yes | [1] |
| Screen | Yes | [1] |
| HDD | Yes | |
| Optical Drive | Yes | |
| Graphics | Yes | [1] |
| Sound | Yes | |
| Ethernet | Yes | |
| Wireless | Yes | |
| Bluetooth | Yes | |
| Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | Yes | |
| Card Reader | Yes | |
| ExpressCard Slot | Not Tested | |
| Fingerprint Reader | Yes | [2] |
| Webcam | Yes | |
| Touchpad | Yes | [3] |
Notes
To make standby working: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=11926504
[1] I've tested with my Core i3-380M with integrated graphics.
[2] 2012-06-06: I had to compile libfprint0 by myself from here: git:/ / anongit.freedesktop.org/libfprint/libfprint and apply this patch first: git clone https://github.com/andree182/vfs301.git
[3] Activate extra button for toggle touchpad on/off: http://wiki.daviddarts.com/Ubuntu_Lucid_on_the_Asus_UL30VT#Touchpad
Summary
I use Linux Mint 12 and everything works for me as expected.
Discussion
I unfortunately own this laptop…
I won't write comments about the poor screen quality nor the useless keypad because this is unfortunately the trend chosen by almost all manufacturers.
I have installed Ubuntu 10.10 and there are a couple of issues…
1) Be very careful when partitioning your hard drive if you want to dual boot (the pc comes with Windows Seven installed). I mainly use Linux, but I also wanted to keep Windows Seven (Adobe Lightroom doesn't exist for Linux). Beware that I had to manually partition the hard drive because the automatic wizard simply got rid of my Windows partition (twice!), therefore I strongly recommend to burn the recovery dvds of your windows system (5 dvds! It takes ages to recover!).
2) Ubuntu 10.10 doesn't seem to recognize the touch-pad, so you cannot desable it, pressing the disable button has no effect. This is quite annoying because you happen to inadvertently touch it with your hands while typing and your cursor moves away or worse you clicked something.
3) The power saving stuff doesn't work either, meaning that you cannot hybernate your work.
4) Both Gnome and KDE sometimes get totally stuck, and I have to shut the computer off with the button.
So if you plan to buy this pc and run Ubuntu think twice.
/sergio