Re: [SLE] Should I sit this one out? OT
Same here. My Ferrari 4006WLMi runs faster, and with far fewer hardware issues, than under 10.0. This is the finest SuSE release I have run, going back to 4.2 10 years ago.
This Acer Ferari right? I really like this laptop and am think of getting one next time I am bying how does it behave with SuSE overall? Is hardware recognized etc.?? Thanks, George
On Wednesday, 31 May 2006 14:24, George Stoianov wrote:
This Acer Ferari right? I really like this laptop and am think of getting one next time I am bying how does it behave with SuSE overall? Is hardware recognized etc.??
Runs like the proverbial "bat out of hell." Everything was recognized except the Broadccom Wi-Fi card, but ndiswrapper fixed that. I put 2 GB of RAM in it. It flies. I have multiple profiles (due to the nature of what I do), so I can't use Network Manager. But after selecting which profile to use at bootup, I see the KDE login screen in about 10 seconds, and that is with a pause to type in the password to decrypt /home (I have it encrypted). Wicked fast. I have the Fingerprint splash screen configured in KDE. Under SuSE 10 I would see the numbers increment. I never see them under 10.1: the hand, then 2.5 for a fraction of a second, then my KDE wallpaper. I haven't tested the battery life thoroughly. Moving from building to building while working on Cisco equipment (using a USB-to-serial adapter), I close the lid. I have gone about two hours, at which point I am finished with the router/switch changes and I am back in my office. Since the laptop is used mostly for work, I don't know what kind of battery life I could get. I don't need GL, so I haven't tried XGL or the ATI proprietary driver. Sound works. The speakers are the best-sounding speakers I have heard on a laptop (but that isn't saying much). Bluetooth works, but I seldom use it. Haven't tried the IR port, haven't tried the card reader (I don't have any xD cards, and I keep forgetting to take the SD card out of our camera). My only complaint is the slot-loading DVD burner. If you need to read a mini-CD, you are in trouble I have an external USB/1394 drive for those. We are pleased with them. The other people in my office all put in several hours of research each when we looked at laptop purchases. The Ferrari, in the opinion of everyone in the office, was the "best bang for your buck" laptop. Acer appears to make the best-quality laptops on the market at the moment, so we bought them. Acer announced the Ferrari 5000 today; it will have the new dual-core Turion in it, along with an HD DVD (if those ever make it to market). Check around for pricing on the 4006. Buy.com had a deal three weeks ago, and the price was $1699. Can't beat that price. Unfortunately it lasted three days.... But check around. You should be able to find a deal.
On 5/31/06, Sargon <sml@lordsargon.com> wrote:
On Wednesday, 31 May 2006 14:24, George Stoianov wrote:
This Acer Ferari right? I really like this laptop and am think of getting one next time I am bying how does it behave with SuSE overall? Is hardware recognized etc.??
Runs like the proverbial "bat out of hell." Everything was recognized except the Broadccom Wi-Fi card, but ndiswrapper fixed that. I put 2 GB of RAM in it. It flies.
I like the sound of that :)
I have multiple profiles (due to the nature of what I do), so I can't use Network Manager. But after selecting which profile to use at bootup, I see the KDE login screen in about 10 seconds, and that is with a pause to type in the password to decrypt /home (I have it encrypted).
Wicked fast. I have the Fingerprint splash screen configured in KDE. Under SuSE 10 I would see the numbers increment. I never see them under 10.1: the hand, then 2.5 for a fraction of a second, then my KDE wallpaper.
That sounds good too.
I haven't tested the battery life thoroughly. Moving from building to building while working on Cisco equipment (using a USB-to-serial adapter), I close the lid. I have gone about two hours, at which point I am finished with the router/switch changes and I am back in my office. Since the laptop is used mostly for work, I don't know what kind of battery life I could get.
I don't need GL, so I haven't tried XGL or the ATI proprietary driver.
Sound works. The speakers are the best-sounding speakers I have heard on a laptop (but that isn't saying much).
Bluetooth works, but I seldom use it. Haven't tried the IR port, haven't tried the card reader (I don't have any xD cards, and I keep forgetting to take the SD card out of our camera).
My only complaint is the slot-loading DVD burner. If you need to read a mini-CD, you are in trouble I have an external USB/1394 drive for those.
yeah that is kind of a drag, I bought a DVD-RAM camera and would like to be able to use it with the laptop as it seems that it supports it at least the model I look at.
We are pleased with them. The other people in my office all put in several hours of research each when we looked at laptop purchases. The Ferrari, in the opinion of everyone in the office, was the "best bang for your buck" laptop. Acer appears to make the best-quality laptops on the market at the moment, so we bought them.
Acer announced the Ferrari 5000 today; it will have the new dual-core Turion in it, along with an HD DVD (if those ever make it to market).
Will the current kernel version run on this new processor???
Check around for pricing on the 4006. Buy.com had a deal three weeks ago, and the price was $1699. Can't beat that price. Unfortunately it lasted three days.... But check around. You should be able to find a deal.
I am in Canada deals are never that good here or so it seems to me :) for comparison the exchange rate is very close now but I saw the ferrari laptop sell for 2300+ which is defintely more than the sale price you have listed I am waiting for a reduction in price and then from what I have heard here I think I am going to give it a try. How is weightwise since it is made of carbon it should lighter?? Thanks very much for the info. George
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