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Mid Range Laptop Review - Acer Spin 3 - 2-in-1 Notebook 14" FHD Touchscreen Intel Core i5-8250U
On this episode of Doing NeatO Things in Linux we discus Acer Spin 3 (Refurbished) 2-in-1 Notebook 14" FHD Touchscreen Intel Core i5-8250U 8GB DDR4, 1TB HDD Intel UHD Graphics 620, Bluetooth, Windows 10 Home, SP314-51-55PY (RNB-NX.GUWAA.004)
I bought this laptoop and am not getting any endorsements from Acer so this is my honest to goodness review on what I think of this laptop.
Laptop or Notebook it seems Google trends says more people use the term Laptops more than Notebooks.
This Laptop has been what I have been using for the last month as my main computer running Linux Mint and Dule Booting into Windows 10.
Model SP314-51-55PY
Type Refurbished Notebook
Weight 3.8 lb
Dimensions 13.2'' x 9.1'' x 0.82''
Display Size 14'' FHD IPS touch display (1920 x 1080)
USB 2 x USB 3.0; 1 x USB 2.0
Operating System Windows 10 Home
Processor Intel Core i5-8250U
Standard Memory 8GB DDR4 RAM
Hard Drive 1TB HDD 5400 rpm
Graphics Intel UHD 620 graphics
Wireless 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Yes
Webcam HD webcam (1280 x 720)
Card Reader SD
Keyboard Bilingual keyboard
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Top tips for extending the battery life of your laptop all laptops
Dim your screen. ...
Change power settings. ...
Switch off Wi-Fi. ...
Turn off peripherals. ...
Eject your disc drives. ...
Invest in some hardware. ...
Disable features. ...
Battery care
Simple Ways to Improve Battery Life on Linux Laptops
Set Ubuntu's Built-In Power Settings. You bought a powerful laptop and you want to use that power. ...
Turn off Bluetooth. Toggle power-hungry bluetooth. ...
Turn off Wi-Fi. Don't need Wi-Fi? ...
Lower Screen Brightness. ...
Quit Apps You're Not Using. ...
Avoid Adobe Flash (Where Possible) ...
Install TLP.
How to Configure a Touchscreen on Linux
First install touchegg:
sudo apt-get install touchegg
Install the dependencies for the GUI tool (for TouchEgg) using this command
sudo apt-get install build-essential libqt4-dev libx11-6 libx11-dev
Download the GUI touchegg-gce from GitHub. Then:
Change to the directory holding the .zip file.
Issue the command unzip Touchegg-gce-master.zip to extract the file.
Change into the Touchegg-gce-master folder.
Issue the command qmake
Issue the command make
Copy the touchegg-gce file to /usr/bin
In this video we discuss
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How Acer is the most underrated laptop computers
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Best laptops for students in 2019
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How to get started with Linux: A beginner's guide
Which Linux should I start with?
Best Linux Distros for Beginners
Ubuntu. If you've researched Linux on the internet, it's highly probable that you have come across Ubuntu. ...
Linux Mint Cinnamon. For years, Linux Mint has been the number one Linux distribution on Distrowatch. ...
Zorin OS. ...
Elementary OS. ...
Linux Mint Mate. ...
Manjaro Linux.
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