How do you rate this laptop with Linux?
For full specifications see the Fujitsu LifeBook E8410 specifications page .
Name Fujitsu LifeBook E8410
Processor Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7250 (2.0 GHz , 2 MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB)
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T8100 (2.1 Ghz, 3 MB L2 cache, 800 Mhz FSB)
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7500 (2.2 GHz , 4 MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB)
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7700 (2.4 GHz , 4 MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB)
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T9300 (2.5 Ghz, 6 MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB)
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7800 (2.6 GHz , 4 MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB)
Screen 15.4” WXGA or WSXGA+ Widescreen
RAM Up to 4GB
HDD 60GB to 160GB
Optical Drive DVD-ROM
CD-RW/DVD-ROM
DVD+-RW
Graphics NVIDIA® GeForce® 8400M G
Network 10/100/1000 Ethernet
Optional Intel® Wireless WiFi 4965AGN Network Connection (802.11a/b/g/n) with antenna switch
Optional Atheros Super AG® Wireless LAN (802.11 a/b/g)
Device Compatibility Comments
Processor Fully working
Screen Fully working 1680×1050 LVDS 15.4” TFT panel
HDD Basic features supported No driver for shock protection system.
Optical Drive Fully working
Graphics nVidia 8400M G Requires proprietary driver by nVidia, brightness control not functional.
Sound Fully working Realtek ALC262, ALC262_FUJITSU model in hda_intel driver. Autoselected as of kernel 2.6.25
Ethernet Fully working Marvell chipset, sky2 driver.
Wireless Fully working Intel 4965ABGN, iwlagn driver.
Bluetooth Fully working Taiyo Yuden chipset, USB module. USB HCI driver.
Modem Not Tested
USB Fully working Intel ICH8M EHCI+UHCI USB controllers.
Firewire Fully working
Card Reader Fully working Complies with SDHCI standard for MMC/SD slots, Mass Storage standard for MemoryStick slots.
ExpressCard Slot Not Tested
PCMCIA Fully working O2Micro Cardbus controller.
Fingerprint Reader Not Tested
Webcam Not Tested
Kernel version 2.6.25 or newer is required to have fully working audio. Improved ACPI support will land in the 2.6.29 kernel when it is released.
Discussion
I have installed Opensuse 11.1 on E8410 and can't use the Hard-Ware keys (Brightness, Volume, etc.). Maybe in the 2.6.29 Kernel.+
What bothers me much more, is that the wireless shows up some strange behaviour. I can't connect to ad_hoc networks as well as unsecured networks. My wpa-secured network however can be reached, just as the PEAP (mschap v2) network at my university.