Contact: k3lt01
- Make: Acer
- Brand: Extensa
- Model: 2300 (2304LCi)
- Website: I am unable to find an official Australian page for this machine anymore.
The European website has sections for all extensa notebooks. For Acer Extensa 2300 see http://support.acer-euro.com/drivers/notebook/ex_3000.html as the 2300 and 3000 are basically the same machines. Please note they no longer supply an English version of the user manual.
Hardware details
Processor
- Intel Celeron M 1.3GHz. Options include: Intel Celeron M 320,330,340 and above; Intel Pentium M 705, 715,725,735,745,755.
Memory
- 256/512 MB DDR333 SDRAM (mine is 256 MB), upgradeable to 2048 MB.
- 512 KB flash ROM BIOS
Storage
- 30GB (mine was 40GB) and above E-IDE HDD (my laptop now has 250GB Western Digital HDD)
- CD-RW/DVD Drive
- 3-in-1 Card Reader option (mine is a poverty pack so I don't have this).
Display and Video
- TFT Display. - 14.1" XGA (1024x768). - 15.0" XGA (1024x768) or SXGA+ (1400x1050). - 15.4" WXGA (1280x800) or WSXGA+ (1680x1050.)
- ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 with 64 MB of video memory (option).
- Simultaneous LCD and CRT display support.
- Dual independent display
Networking and Connectivity
- Intergrated 10/100/1000 Mbps Fast Ethernet (option).
- Conexant 56k Modem.
- LAN (Broadcom Ethernet NIC 4401 Gigabit Ethernet).
InviLink 802.11 b/g/ dual-band WLAN (Acer IPN2220 Wireless LAN Card).
- 3 USB 2.0 ports.
- Bluetooth (option, I don't have this)
Audio
- 16-bit AC'97 stereo.
- Dual speakers and 1 internal mic.
- Separate audio ports for headphone, line-in, mic.
Keyboard and mouse
- 88/89-key "Windows" keyboard.
- Touchpad device with scroll.
Original OS
- Acer derived Windows XP Home
Current Issues
- Everything works as it should except for the Euro key.
Hardware details
|
Feisty (old release) |
Gutsy (old release) |
Hardy (current LTS) |
Intrepid (supported) |
Jaunty (supported) |
Karmic (current) |
Lucid |
Maverick |
Installation works? |
Yes (LiveCD) |
Yes (LiveCD) |
Yes(Alternate install) |
Yes (Alternate install) |
Yes (Alternate install) |
Yes (Alternate install) |
No, must updated from Karmic |
No, must update from Lucid |
Hardware Information |
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Screen & Monitors |
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Device |
Works? |
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Feisty |
Gutsy |
Hardy |
Intrepid |
Jaunty |
Karmic |
Lucid |
Maverick |
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Screen |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes with i915.nomodest=1 |
Yes with i915.nomodest=1 |
|
Correct resolution? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Correct refresh rate? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
3D Acceleration |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
|
External monitor works? |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
Yes |
unknown |
|
External monitor - mirrors |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
|
External monitor - extend desktop |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
|
Power Management |
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Battery detected? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Hibernates? |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
|
Sleep |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
|
Dim monitor on battery |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Blank monitor on inactivity |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Lid Close |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Cpu frequency scaling |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
|
Sound |
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Sound works? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Correct volume? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Hardware volume switch |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Headphone jack |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Mic jack |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Networking |
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Wired NIC |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Wireless NIC |
Yes(ndiswrapper) |
Yes(ndiswrapper, must use updated not initial) |
Yes(ndiswrapper) |
Yes(ndiswrapper) |
Yes(ndiswrapper) |
Yes(ndiswrapper) |
Yes(ndiswrapper |
No (ndiswrapper no longer works) |
|
PCMCIA NIC |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
|
Firewire |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
|
Modem |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
|
Infrared |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
|
Touchpad & Mice |
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Touchpad |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Touchpad - Doubletap = double click |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Touchpad - Scroll down side |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
External mouse - USB |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
|
Additional Hardware |
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Fingerprint reader |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
|
CD-RW Drive |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
PCMCIA cards |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
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Notes
I would like to help this team making Ubuntu 100% compatible with this laptop, so if you find this review useful or need further tests contact me.
I have also added an attachment, a tar/gz of the appropriate wireless drivers to use with ndiswrapper for this model.