Hello All,
The Acer 2428NWXCi comes with Linpus Linux pre-installed. On starting it
up for the first time I was wondering what type of desktop I will be
logged into and to my surprise, it booted up into a root command prompt.
It would not recognize the 'startx' command. No wonder it has 'Limitted
functionality' for those who expect a full fledged desktop environment.
The os was replaced with Kubuntu 6.06 LTS and everything was detected
smoothly. The wireless router is yet to arrive but the wireless network
icon is present along with the ethernet so at least the device is
properly installed. The grey area was the video player Kaffeine'
Everytime I would try to play a vcd, it would go into an indefinite
processing with no other function possible. I had to force the laptop to
reboot twice on running kaffeine. There was not much choice available
for kde in apt-get, so I installed VLC. It plays the vcd but sound is
periodically clear and broken as it plays. So multimedia is a grey area
for kubuntu 6.06 on Acer 2428. Kubuntu has a ready battery monitor icon
in the system tray and it gives good indications of battery life, power
mode and battery mode.
The Acer 2428 is a good on system performance. It has a 14" wide screen.
It runs pretty fast just like my P4 2.4 Ghz. + 256 Mb RAM. Battery life
is 2.5 hrs+. It comes with a lovely carry bag that even lenovo does not
give for its expensive laptops. I like the fact that Acer gives its best
even to the lower end products. HDD is 60 Gb.
More inputs once the wireless router is up.
Has anyone tried out the Kubuntu 6.10?
Regards,
Rony.
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