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differences in the entry: vendor
Acer
differences in the entry: model name
Aspire 5520
differences in the entry: subtype (notebook or netbook)
notebook
differences in the entry: architecture
not-specified
differences in the entry: does it have a free bios?
not-specified
differences in the entry: can free operating systems be installed?
not-specified
differences in the entry: does the device prevent the installation of wifi cards not-approved by the vendor?
not-specified
differences in the entry: year of commercialization
not-specified
differences in the entry: GNU/Linux distribution used for the test
trisquel_4_0
differences in the entry: compatibility with free software
B-gold
differences in the entry: tested with the following kernel libre
2.6.32-24-generic
differences in the entry: video card model
nVidia Corporation C67 [GeForce 7000M / nForce 610M] [10de:0533]
differences in the entry: does the video card work?
yes_without_3D
differences in the entry: wifi model
Atheros Communications Inc. AR5001 [168c:001c]
differences in the entry: does the wifi card work?
yes
differences in the entry: webcam model
differences in the entry: does the webcam work?
not-specified
differences in the entry: Description
WARNING: This model has some really BAD HARDWARE issues with the nVidia Chipset, it may be broken within a year and after that no computer, also the nVidia video card gives a low performance for video.
As a user, i DON'T recommend to buy this model, even when the wireless card works.
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