On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 7:46 AM, Troy <troythetechguy at gmail.com> wrote: > I'm considering purchasing the Acer Aspire AS4730-4857 notebook from > newegg.com, looks like a great buy. However, I want to be able to run > Linux, preferably Ubuntu on this notebook. Does anyone have experience > running Linux on this model, or on Acer notebooks in general? > According to a customer review on newegg (user SuperShawnieP), it runs linux very well: <http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=34-115-543&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&SelectedRating=-1&PurchaseMark=&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&Keywords=(keywords)&Page=2> In general, I have installed ubuntu and opensuse on 2 acer laptops w/o any problem. Cheers -- Svetoslav Milenov (Sunny) Even the most advanced equipment in the hands of the ignorant is just a pile of scrap.