Question 1

Will this play HD youtube videos? Has anyone had success in running Linux?

Accepted Answer

Hi,

This laptop will run HD video.  As for Linux, you will have to modify the default BIOS settings in order to install Linux.  There are many examples of how to do this online, just search Google.

Although this system was designed for Windows 8, you can most likely run Linux on it.

Good Luck

Question 2

Does this have a CD/DVD?

Accepted Answer

NO, GREAT BUY,  BUT IT DOES NOT HAVE OPTICAL DRIVE.

Question 3

Does this have a built in webcam/microphone?

Accepted Answer

Yes and yes. You can see the cam in the product image. Though its a basic camera nothing hi-fi.

Question 4

what is the ram on this unit?

Accepted Answer

There's 4 GBs of Ram installed. However, since the laptop uses Integrated Graphics, its effectively about 3.2 GBs

Question 5

can it run visual studio?

Accepted Answer

Yes. this is the Hardware requirements for visual studio
1.6 GHz or faster processor
1 GB of RAM (1.5 GB if running on a virtual machine)
20 GB of available hard disk space
5400 RPM hard disk drive
DirectX 9-capable video card that runs at 1024 x 768 or higher display resolution

Question 6

I have a acer 5250 that is broken. can I use the dvdrw out of this one with this acer? it has one screw and just slides out the side.  easy to install

Accepted Answer

It depends on the height of the drive.  This laptop uses 9.5mm thick devices.  Personally, I purchased a SATA drive caddy to have a 2nd drive in my system to supplement the SSD drive I installed for OS.  Works great.

Question 7

what kind of internal optical drive can i use with this laptop as it does not come with one?

Accepted Answer

has to be 9.5mm

Question 8

Is this version of Windows of 32 or 64 bit?

Accepted Answer

64-bit

Question 9

Is this version of Windows 8.1 32 or 64 bit?

Accepted Answer

It's Windows 8.1 with Bing 64-bit.  That means that you cannot reinstall Windows as there is no installer officially available for Windows 8.1 with Bing.  If you want to reformat, then you'll need to buy a key for another version of windows.

Question 10

What memory speed is compatible with this laptop? [1066,1333,1600,1866,2133]

Accepted Answer

Kingston 8GB 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3L 1600 (PC3 12800) Laptop Memory Model M1G64KL110

this is working great but is hard to install

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