[ubuntu-za] some tests

[Quintin van Rooyen]

2010/10/4 Helge Reikeras <helge.reikeras at gmail.com>

> Thank you! This is great information for someone wondering which
> laptop to buy. It's a question we get a lot on the list.
>
> Also, on the FN key problem, you can type 'xev' in console and then type
them to see if they register at all as keypresses.

If you get output in console when typing them you may just need to remap the
functions.

Regards

Quintin


> Helge
>
> On 04 Oct 2010, at 2:34 PM, frans <dormakorp at vodamail.co.za> wrote:
>
> >
> >  Hi.
> >
> > I had the opportunity to test Ubuntu 10.04 on two laptop this weekend
> > and would just like to comment on that.
> >
> > First was the Acer Aspire 5551
> >
> > Everything worked...wonderfully, laptops "FN" hot-keys and wi-fi
> > worked
> > great, did a very quick ad-hoc connection with my wife's Win 7
> > machine,
> > and could emediatly browse everything on her system. The Lan
> > connection
> > also worked great.
> >
> > Now for boot time it was extremely quick. just over ten seconds, on my
> > internal stop watch maybe a bit faster, its well worth it to switch of
> > between uses and you can still help a client on your system in the
> > time
> > most screens warm-up.
> >
> > Second a Packard bell dots
> >
> > Ubuntu install is very usable, fast for the Atom N450 processor in the
> > system and boot up in about 20 seconds on battery, battery life was
> > about 6 hours while updating the OS and having the kids play
> > afterwards...
> >
> > What did not work is the FN Hot-keys, I still have to research that
> > and
> > will report back, the Bluetooth in the system is version 3, I still
> > have
> > to find out if I can activate that before I can report on it, In the
> > Win
> > 7 system have a app to switch it on when using the wi-fi hot-key.
> >
> > Any ideas on the Packard bell system would be nice, I'll be using that
> > as my communication and programming system, after setting everything
> > up.
> >
> >
> >
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