Are Acer laptops good for Linux these days?

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I want to get a laptop to install Linux Mint onto, but I have one question: are Acer laptops a good option for Linux these days?

 

[SylverReZ]

I want to get a laptop to install Linux Mint onto, but I have one question: are Acer laptops a good option for Linux these days?

Need something far more powerful to run Linux these days. An Intel Core i5 and 8GB of RAM is the bare minimum you can go for.

 

[Hayato213]

I want to get a laptop to install Linux Mint onto, but I have one question: are Acer laptops a good option for Linux these days?

It comes down to the specs but you don't need too crazy specs for linux.

 

[The Catboy]

If you are aiming to stick to Linux Mint, Acer is fine, and really most PCs on the market should work well with Linux Mint.

 

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Should I get a System76 laptop? I've heard that they're very good.

 

[console]

I heard new Acer laptop have something new BIOS have hidden feature not show to unlock something like secure boot or something. Check Acer model on internet which everyone can turn off secure boot, etc to install Linux operating system.

I heard about System76 and never try it. I don't know what desktop have different kind of motherboard brand names. But sad don't have 5.25 inches to put DVD/Blu-ray drive in front of desktop. Price is pretty higher.

That's why I force to build my own custom desktop computer with three 5.25 inches to put DVD and Blu-ray drives in them then make future proof like that. I heard some companies are going to make world's first 1 TB disc and 2 TB disc (both burn and read data) that have new laser technology over CD, DVD and Blu-ray discs. I guess it's not backward compatible with CD, DVD and Blu-ray. We have to buy separate drive in desktop and not know when will release out in near future. I always love all my physical disc collection like CD, DVD and Blu-ray since Windows 95 to Windows XP. Reason why I hate all new computers come without disc drive to save money, Shame on most of companies for rip our money off.

 

[Ryab]

Need something far more powerful to run Linux these days. An Intel Core i5 and 8GB of RAM is the bare minimum you can go for.

What are you talking about? Idle ram usage could literally be less than 1gb on some distros.

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I want to get a laptop to install Linux Mint onto, but I have one question: are Acer laptops a good option for Linux these days?

I mean most devices can. The main think you have to worry about are drivers. If the Wifi card manufacturer offers drivers natively then you are good. There are some though where you would need to manually install the drivers. This could be an issue if you don't have Ethernet access.

 

[SylverReZ]

What are you talking about? Idle ram usage could literally be less than 1gb on some distros.

Anything from 2011 with 4GB runs extremely slow for me with Linux Mint.

 

[Ryab]

Anything from 2011 with 4GB runs extremely slow for me with Linux Mint.

I mean I use a linux box from 2009 for lots of stuff. It's slow but still miles faster than what I would get on Windows.

I could probably make it even better if I switched away from a desktop to just a window manager, but I just don't use the device enough.

 

[BubsyOrange]

I want to get a laptop to install Linux Mint onto, but I have one question: are Acer laptops a good option for Linux these days?

Yes, Acers are a good option for Linux. I installed Linux Mint on the Acer Aspire I used to use and it ran just fine.

 

[Error-1-2435-8325]

Yes, Acers are a good option for Linux. I installed Linux Mint on the Acer Aspire I used to use and it ran just fine.

Will you need to disable Secure Boot or any of that?

 

[SylverReZ]

Will you need to disable Secure Boot or any of that?

You will need to change Intel Secure Boot in your BIOS settings to use UHCI.

 

[BubsyOrange]

Will you need to disable Secure Boot or any of that?

Yes, but that's pretty much universial when installing a Linux distro, in general.

 

[pojes]

I heard new Acer laptop have something new BIOS have hidden feature not show to unlock something like secure boot or something. Check Acer model on internet which everyone can turn off secure boot, etc to install Linux operating system.

I heard about System76 and never try it. I don't know what desktop have different kind of motherboard brand names. But sad don't have 5.25 inches to put DVD/Blu-ray drive in front of desktop. Price is pretty higher.

That's why I force to build my own custom desktop computer with three 5.25 inches to put DVD and Blu-ray drives in them then make future proof like that. I heard some companies are going to make world's first 1 TB disc and 2 TB disc (both burn and read data) that have new laser technology over CD, DVD and Blu-ray discs. I guess it's not backward compatible with CD, DVD and Blu-ray. We have to buy separate drive in desktop and not know when will release out in near future. I always love all my physical disc collection like CD, DVD and Blu-ray since Windows 95 to Windows XP. Reason why I hate all new computers come without disc drive to save money with Home Remodel Bellevue, Shame on most of companies for rip our money off.

Acer laptops hang and don't perform well on the Linux distro. It's the reason may vary from BIOS version to the mismatch of kernel version and Nvidia driver.

 

[Ryab]

Acer laptops hang and don't perform well on the Linux distro. It's the reason may vary from BIOS version to the mismatch of kernel version and Nvidia driver.

I think the root issue there is Nvidia lol.

 

[Marc_LFD]

My family bought two Acer (3610 / 9410) laptops years ago which the screens themselves became loose and then broke so certainly not built to last, but I still do like Acer Aspire 9410 (or whatever model number it is) to run Windows XP, even if just for nostalgia's sake.

That said, it only has 1GB or 2GB RAM (which can be upgraded to 4GB RAM but it's still far from ideal) so you really can't do much with it even if I'd install Linux Mint on it it wouldn't be a smooth experience.

Concurrently, I'm using a Samsung laptop from 2012 with 8GB RAM, AMD E E2-1800 1.7 GHz, with Linux Mint XFCE Edition and I'm happy with it, the only downside to it is that it can't handle x265 videos so I convert them to x264 and then they run fine on it.