There is no need to use 9.04 Ubuntu’s drivers now on the Karmic Koala as there are new GMA 500 drivers for the Karmic Koala. Just add the following repositories to the sources (System>Administration>software sources>”Other Software”)
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/lucazade/gma500/ubuntu/ karmic main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/lucazade/gma500/ubuntu/ karmic main
..and then install psb-kernel sources and psb-kernel headers using the following commands:
sudo apt–get install psb-kernel-source
sudo apt-get install psb-kernel-headers
sudo apt-get install psb-modules
Reboot.
Note: You can reboot using sudo reboot in the terminal
ACER has updated VGA and chipset drivers for the Acer Aspire 751H. Get the update from the following link:
[Link]
Make sure you select Windows 7 Ultimate from the drop down list
Note: complete windows 7 guide for ACER Aspire 751H here
Thanks to a tipster, we have come to know that Acer has released a BIOS update for the Acer Aspire 751H . Acer has nice enough yet again by not giving us any release notes on what has been fixed/updated.
[Download the BIOS update]
There are few unfortunate and sorry people whose Aspire 751H came loaded with the Windows Vista, which is certainly not the OS of choice for netbooks. For those people with XP-running 751H are still pretty satisfied as it works pretty decent, although not as good as netbooks that come with Atom N280 processors. Windows 7 is reported to be running as good as XP and brings lots of eye candy and useful features to your netbook.
Windows 7 has been tried and tested on the Acer Aspire 751H and it runs it really nicely. However, to get it working perfectly, you will need to install the right drivers and here is the list of REQUIRED drivers for your Aspire 751H
Click on read more to know how to get Windows 7 fully working on your netbook!
It is not an unknown fact that the Aspire 751h chokes even while performing some light weight tasks like watching a basic youtube video. However, if you use Vista or Windows 7, you can upgrade the graphic drivers for the Intel GMA 500 that will enable to view not only the basic Youtube videos smoothly, but also HD content and that too in HD!
read Aspire One 751H review!
Click on read more to find out how to play Youtube videos smoothly on the Aspire 751H!
Netbook Italia (Italian) has done some serious comparison between the Acer 751H netbook and Packpard Bell Dot netbook.
- both have 1GB of RAM and 160GB HDD with 5400 rpm
- graphics – Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500 for the Aspire One 751H and ATI Radeon X1270 for the Dot M/A, thus making the Packcard Bell more powerful than the Acer 751H.
- same ports and interfaces, 5-in-1 card reader, audio jacks, USB ports, WiFi b/g
- The Aspire One 751H come with a WEAKER Intel Z520 Atom processor whereas the Dot M netbook comes with an AMD Athlon 64 L110 a 1.2GHz. Despite slower clock speed, it is actually FASTER and more POWERFUL.
- However, the Packard Bell netbook comes with Vista Home Basic or Premium as OS which is slower than the Windows XP OS that comes with the Aspire One 751H
- same 6-cell battery in both of the netbooks
Read our ACER ASPIRE 751H review!
You must have read our news regarding Intel not allowing Z-series Atom on netbooks. Intel has reacted to the gossip, and answered that they got the content wrong. Also a concerned person came forward and claimed it as misunderstood rumor.
“Rumors of ‘industry sources’ stating that Intel is no longer taking orders for Atom Z processors or ending production by end of year are 100% inaccurate”.
There you have it! Intel is still going to supply the Z-series Atom to the netbook vendors. Although we do not know whether to get happy by this news as we found Z520 processor in the Acer Aspire 751H slower than the N270/N280.
Read Acer Aspire 751H review HERE
A lot of people have complained about Acer Aspire One 751H performance. Heck, we even got news that Acer is going to slow down the production of its 751H models as these models are not selling that well. Perhaps that is the reason Acer is introducing a model under its Timeline series that comes with the chassis of Aspire One 751H and uses Intel ULV SU3500 CPU that runs at 1.4GHz.
Also, instead of the usual Intel GMA 950 graphics that can support only upto 2GB of RAM, it will be using Intel GMA 4500MHD chipset that can handle upto 4GB of RAM. The upcoming Microsoft’s OS, Windows 7 will love the extra RAM.
One of the concerns of choosing a non-Atom processor can be a battery life. Well, do not worry about that as it promises 8 hours of battery life, which is on par with all the latest netbooks.
Commentary: Many netbook companies market netbooks as devices to *just* surf the web and for doing basic office editing. But, we all know that they are capable of doing much more than that. Now, with the use of ULV (Ultra Low Voltage) processors in netbooks, the boundary line between notebooks and netbooks gets even more blurred.
At first blush, it may seem fantastic, but we are pretty sure that it won’t be as cheap as regular netbooks which retail under $450.
Acer’s first 11.6-inch netbook, AO751H is soon going to make its appearance in US in coming few weeks. The netbook will made available in all major electronic stores (Walmart, J&R, Radio Shack, Amazon, Target etc).
I hope that it comes to US with the 6-cell battery and not the small 3-cell battery which gives just upto 2.5 hours of use.
READ the review of ACER ASPIRE 751H!
For the first time, ASUS is going to unveil its first 11.6-inch netbook, the EEE 1101HA. The EEE 1101HA is equipped with the Atom Z520 or Z520 processor and comes with a gig of RAM. It has a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels.
Two types of batteries are planned for it:
- 2200mAh which claims to give you 9.5 hours of use
- 2800mAh which claims to give you 11 hours of use
Commentary: I am unable to make out why the ASUS is doing the mistake which the Acer did with their Aspire 751 by equipping it with the Z520 processor. Also, what’s up with the 2200mAh battery ASUS? How can one get 9.5 hours out of it? Too many questions!
Acer has asked Quanta (a popular notebook manufacture which manufactures Acer AO751) to slow down the production of their Acer Aspire 751 as they are not able to sell enough of these new 11.6-inch netbooks. According to Acer, people are still preferring the 10-inch models over the 11-inch ones.
However, we beg to differ. The Acer 751 is equipped with a processor (Atom Z520) that performs very poorly as compared to Atom N270, which comes in almost all the 10-inch netbooks. Even a common man can predict that a 1.3GHz processor (Z520) won’t perform as good as 1.6GHz processor (N270).
In our tests, it took Acer Aspire 751 nearly 55 seconds to boot the stock Windows XP, which is really bad for a netbook.
Folks at netbookitalia have done a dissection of the Acer Aspire One 751, whose review we posted a couple of days back. They have taken a step-by-step approach so that even a noob can take his brand new AO751h apart.
With so many netbook manufactures now breaking into the 10-inch+ screen limit, Acer was no way going to left behind in the business where it actually rules.The Acer A0751H is the first Acer Aspire One to sport an Intel Atom Z 520 processor that is clocked at 1.3GHz. However, the best part of this netbook is its resolution: 1366 x 768 px, which gives it an obvious edge over its competitors. So, was it able to impress us?
Read the review to find out!
Acer has announced the LT3000 for the Japanese market. It seems to be similar to the A0751H, which was unveiled a couple of days back. It is equipped with an 11.6-inch wide LCD display with 1366×768 resolution. It is powered by Intel Atom Z520 processor running at 1.33GHz clock speed.
It comes with 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD, 3 USB 2.0 ports, Wifi b/g, Bluetooth, a 3MP webcam and claims to have 3 hours of battery life.
It weighs just 1.2kg, which is all due to its low capacity battery. Even after using the extremely power-frugal processor like Z520, it is able to get just 3 hours of battery life. Why not just bundle it with 6-cell battery and make this ‘netbook’ really usable. You know that we love that keyboard!
