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[David List <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

En bekendt har fået tilbudt at købe en Acer til en særdeles favorabel pris. 
Den skulle gerne kunne køre dual-boot med Linux og MS Windows. Desværre er 
hun ikke en haj til at få fat på sådan noget med tekniske oplysninger, men 
da det drejer sig om en model, som først lige er på vej ind på det danske 
marked, går jeg ud fra at det drejer sig om en Acer 630 (se Acer's 
website). Jeg har fundet nogle specifikationer på denne. 

Er der nogen der kan se om der er noget i vejen for at den skulle kunne 
køre Linux ud fra disse specifikationer?

Her følger de:

    *  Mobile Intel® Pentium® 4 processor - M featuring Enhanced Intel® 
SpeedStep^(TM) technology
    * Built on 0.13 micron technology
    * Integrated 512KB L2 Cache
    * ALi M1671 and M1535+ core logic chipset with integrated audio
    * 400MHz processor system bus

System Memory

    * Standard DDR-266 SDRAM, upgradeable to 1024MB on dual soDIMM sockets

Storage

    * Ultra ATA/100 HDD with Disk Anti-Shock Protection system

Storage Devices

    * AcerMedia Bay for modules:
      hot swappable standard 24x CD-ROM, or
      hot swappable standard 8x DVD, or
      hot swappable standard 8x DVD/24x(8/8/24)CD-RW combo drive
    * Optional available:
      hot swappable 1.44" FDD,
      2nd HDD module,
      weight saver module

Display & Graphics

    * 14.1" XGA TFT colour LCD, 1024×768, 16.7M colours
    * 15.0" SXGA+ TFT colour LCD, 1400×1050, 16.7M colours
    * nVidia® GeForce2® Go 100, dedicated 16MB DDR video memory
    * 4× AGP graphic accelerator
    * CRT display at 2048x1536 @ 60Hz via non-interlaced external CRT
    * Simultaneous LCD and CRT display at 1600x1200 @ 75Hz
    * DualView^(TM) support
    * MPEG-2/DVD hardware assisted capability

Audio

    * Audio system with two speakers
    * SoundBlaster-Pro and MS DirectSound compatible
    * Built-in microphone

Dimensions & Weight

    * 323 (W) x 265 (D) x 35 (H) mm
      12.7" (W) x 10.4" (D) x 1.38" (H)
    * 2.54kg* for 14.1" LCD model with DVD module; 5.59* lb
      2.66kg* for 15.0" LCD model with DVD module; 5.86* lb
      (*actual weight may differ, depending on configuration)

Networking & Communication

    * Integrated Acer InviLink^(TM) IEEE 802.11b wireless LAN with internal 
antenna (available on selected models only)
    * 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet; Wake-on-LAN-ready
    * 56K ITU V.90 data/fax software modem (with international PTT 
approval); Wake-on-Ring-ready

I/O Ports

    * 1 x CardBus type II slot
    * 1 x Smart Card interface slot
    * 1 x RJ-11 jack for modem
    * 1 x RJ-45 jack for Ethernet
    * 1 x DC-in jack for AC adapter
    * 1 x ECP/EPP-compliant parallel port
    * 1 x external VGA port
    * 1 x speaker/ headphone/ line-out jack
    * 1 x microphone/ line-in jack
    * 1 x FIR port
    * 2 x USB ports
    * 1 x IEEE 1394 port
    * 1 x S-video-out (NTSC/PAL) port
    * 1 x 100-pin docking port

Power Subsystem

    * ACPI 2.0 power management standard supports Standby and Hibernation 
power saving modes
    * 3-pin 70W AC adapter
    * 59Wh Li-Ion battery pack
    * 3.5-hour battery life (actual battery life might vary, depending on 
usage and configuration);
      1.5 hours in rapid-charge
      2.5 hours charge-in-use

Keyboard & Pointing Device

    * Acer FineTouch keyboard: with a 5° curve, 84/85/88-key, inverted "T" 
cursor layout, 18.5mm spacing, 2.5mm (min.) key travel
    * Built-in touchpad pointing device with ergonomic buttons and four-way 
integrated scroll key
    * 12 function keys; 4 cursor keys; two Windows® keys; hotkey controls
    * 5 launch keys, including Internet browser, email (with LED for 
received mail), and 3 user-programmable keys
    * InviLink^(TM) button for models with wireless communications 
capability
    * Embedded numeric keypad
    * International language support

Quality & Reliability Tests

    * Temperature & Humidity Test
    * Acoustics Test
    * Electrostatic Discharge Test
    * Hinge Life Test
    * Free Drop Test
    * Weight Pressure Tests
    * Spill Test
    * Shock and Vibration Test
    * MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure) Test

OS Preload

    * Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition , or
      Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional, or
      Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional preloaded

Software

    * BIOS Set-up, Power-on and HDD passwords
    * Acer Notebook Manager
    * Acer Launch Manager
    * Acer On-line User's Guide
    * Acer System Recovery CD
    * Norton AntiVirus®
    * PlatinumSecret^(TM), including PlatinumPAS^(TM), PlatinumSecure^(TM), 
PlatinumKey^(TM)
    * Adobe Acrobat Reader
    * PowerDVD
    * NTI CD Maker^(TM) (for models with DVD/CD-RW combo drive module)

Standard Accessoires

    * 2 x TravelMate Smart Cards
    * 1 x CD-RW disk (for models with DVD+CD-RW combo drive module)

Options

    * AcerMedia Bay FDD drive module
    * AcerMedia Bay DVD/CD-RW combo drive module
    * AcerMedia Bay 8x DVD-ROM module
    * AcerMedia Bay 2nd HDD module
    * AcerMedia Bay weight saver module
    * I/O Replicator
    * Additional Li-Ion battery pack
    * Additional 3-pin 70W AC adapter
    * External battery charger
    * 128/256/512MB SDRAM soDIMM modules (optional 512MB memory modules are 
subject to availability)
    * Acer IEEE 802.11b wireless LAN PC card
    * IEEE 802.11b wireless LAN access point
    * InviLink^(TM) IR remote control unit

Optional Acer EasyPort

    * 1 × 100-pin docking connector
    * 1 × DC-in jack for AC adapter
    * 1 × PS/2-compatible keyboard port
    * 1 × PS/2-compatible mouse port
    * 1 × RS-232 (16550 compatible) serial port
    * 1 × ECP/EPP compliant parallel port
    * 2 × USB ports
    * 1 × external VGA port
    * 1 × RJ-11 jack for modem
    * 1 × RJ-45 jack for Ethernet
    * 1 × speaker-/headphone-/line-out jack
    * 1 × line-in jack
    * 1 × microphone-in jack
    * 1 x S-Video TV-out (NTSC/PAL) port

System Compliances

    * Microsoft® Windows® 98/Windows® 2000 Professional/ Windows® 
XP-compatible
    * SMBIOS 2.3 support with asset tag capability
    * Wake-on-LAN ready
    * Wake-on-Ring-ready
    * ACPI 2.0-compliant
    * Mobile PC2001-compliant
    * NSTL Y2K-compliant


-- 
Med venlig hilsen / Best regards,
David List