Can anyone tell me if this netbook (w/ Intel GMA 3150) supports 3D acceleration?
As this specific model isn't listed on h-node, I wonder if anyone here can answer that question. The netbook I'm talking about is this one:
Acer Aspire One AOD257-1679 LU.SFV0D.046 Netbook - Intel Atom N570 1.66GHz, 1GB DDR3, 250GB HDD, 10.1" WSVGA, 6-Cell
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=807394&CatId=4962
It has the following specs:
Graphics Description: Integrated Graphics
GPU/VPU: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3150
I'm quite bummed that the desktop that I purchased a few years ago has an ATI graphics card and hence no 3D-acceleration with Trisquel. I understand that Intel integrated graphics cards do not require binary blobs. So before purchasing that netbook, I want to make sure that I won't be disappointed in that aspect. Thanks in advance if you know if Intel GMA 3150 is 'Trisquel-friendly' or not in terms of 3D-acceleration!
3D acceleration should work fine in Trisquel with that laptop. On the other hand, wireless internet probably won't. I think the Intel wireless cards require proprietary drivers. There's probably someone here who knows more about this than I do, though.
If you can physically access one, you could try a livecd or a liveusb to find out.
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I don't know if you noticed this although that system comes with Microsoft Windows 7. The Intel wifi card is definitely a problem. Intel does release free drivers for this graphics chipset however.
While I wouldn't advise buying a computer with a Microsoft Windows license attached or the Intel wifi chip you can replace Intel wifi chips in Acer laptops. As far as I am aware there are no artificial digital restrictions on the wifi card like there are in many laptops today.
You can get a wifi card with a compatible Atheros Mini PCIe chipset from:
http://libre.thinkpenguin.com/
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