I don't know if you noticed this although that system comes with Microsoft Windows 7. The Intel wifi card is definitely a problem. Intel does release free drivers for this graphics chipset however.

While I wouldn't advise buying a computer with a Microsoft Windows license attached or the Intel wifi chip you can replace Intel wifi chips in Acer laptops. As far as I am aware there are no artificial digital restrictions on the wifi card like there are in many laptops today.

You can get a wifi card with a compatible Atheros Mini PCIe chipset from:

http://libre.thinkpenguin.com/

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