This is a compatibility guide to running Linux with the Acer Aspire 7741 laptop.
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| Name | Acer Aspire 7741 |
| Processor | Intel® Core™i5-450M Mobile Processor (3MB Intel® Smart Cache, 2.40GHz) Intel® Core™ i3-350M Mobile Processor (3MB Intel® Smart Cache, 2.26GHz) |
| Screen | 17.3” 1600×900 Widescreen |
| RAM | Up to 8GB |
| HDD | up to 500GB |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW Blu-ray |
| Graphics | Intel® HD Graphics |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet Acer InviLink Nplify 802.11b/g/n |
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Works | |
| Screen | Works | |
| HDD | Works | |
| Optical Drive | Works | |
| Graphics | Works | |
| Sound | Works | |
| Ethernet | Works | |
| Wireless | Works | |
| USB | Works | |
| Card Reader | Not Tested | |
| Webcam | Not Tested |
Tested with Ubuntu 10.04. The installation of Ubuntu went soothly with no issues to report at all.
A fine laptop to use with Linux.
Discussion
I'm new to ubuntu 11.04 and running on Acer Aspire 7741. In general things seem to work well. However, I have some issues with the webcam and touch pad - both work, but with limitations.
The crystal eye webcam works, but the video quality is not nearly as good with ubuntu 11.04 as the video quality is with Windows 7.
The touch pad generally works except for the right hand scroll area.
In both cases, I suspect that I'm not using the correct drivers - I've done now special installations for the webcam or touch pad.
Suggestions?