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| Name | Asus K53SV |
| Processor | Intel® Core™ i7 2630QM Intel® Core™ i5 2410M Intel® Core™ i3 2310M |
| Screen | 15.6” (1366×768) Widescreen |
| RAM | Up to 8GB |
| HDD | up to 750GB |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW Blu-ray |
| Graphics | NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 540M + Intel Integrated (Optimus graphics) |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet 802.11 b/g/n |
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Works | |
| Screen | Works | |
| HDD | Works | |
| Optical Drive | Works | |
| Graphics | Works | |
| Sound | Works | |
| Ethernet | Works | |
| Wireless | Works | |
| Bluetooth | Not Tested | |
| Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | Works | |
| Card Reader | Not Tested | |
| Webcam | Not Tested |
Works out of the box with OpenSUSE 11.4 and Linux 2.6.37. Some problems found :
* Patch needed to use scrolling with touchpad
* Hybrid graphics. Bumblebee with some tweaks is needed for powersaving (2h → 5h of usage on battery)
* Webcam picture upside down
* Card reader not supported
Some of these issues are fixed in later version of Linux and not all are confirmed by me. More information can be found from http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1791081
Works well with Linux, some tweaking needed.
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