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For full specifications see the Acer Aspire 8943G specifications page.
| Name | Acer Aspire 8943G |
| Processor | Intel® Core™ i7-720QM Mobile Processor |
| Screen | 18.4” 1920×1080 Widescreen |
| RAM | Up to 8GB |
| HDD | up to 500GB |
| Optical Drive | Blu-ray |
| Graphics | ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5850 graphics |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet Acer InviLink Nplify 802.11b/g/n |
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Compatible(tested on ubuntu 11.04) | |
| Screen | Compatible(tested on ubuntu 11.04) | |
| HDD | Compatible(tested on ubuntu 11.04) | |
| Optical Drive | Not Tested | |
| Graphics | Compatible(tested on ubuntu 11.04) | |
| Sound | Compatible minus “subwoofer” and 3.5mm optical(tested on ubuntu 11.04) | |
| Ethernet | Compatible(tested on ubuntu 11.04) | |
| Wireless | Compatible(tested on ubuntu 11.04) | |
| Bluetooth | Not Tested | |
| Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | Compatible(tested on ubuntu 11.04) | |
| Firewire | Not Tested | |
| Card Reader | incompatible(tested on ubuntu 11.04) | |
| Webcam | Not Tested |
Runs just fine with little configuration in ubuntu natty, much effort was not put in to getting the incompatible hardware to run.
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