saurabh daptardar wrote:
On 6/17/07, Siddhesh Poyarekar siddhesh.poyarekar@gmail.com wrote:
"The Linux that is pre-loaded is a free version and would have limited functionality until another operating system is installed" Now, does that mean that some drivers are not available on Linux or is it simply negative marketing for Linux?
Has anyone tried out the pre-loaded Linux distribution or installed another distribution on this particular model (Acer 3680) ? I am thinking of buying it -- seems to be economical and suited to my requirements but my primary concern is Linux compatibility. Kindly share your experiences and reports.
The local vendor tells me the WLAN card is by Atheros.
Another thing about marketing --- look out for small prints --- the price is more than what catches your eye !
Acer models which come preinstalled with Linux usually have a minimal install of Linpus (http://distrowatch.com/linpus). It boots into runlevel 3. To get the laptop to do anything productive, one usually has to format and install a more capable distro.