Acabo de postar um review no site do KDE-MG.
Vale a pena dar uma olhada: http://kde-mg.org/2010/02/18/review-do-kde-sc-4-4/
The emachines E510 (also known as eME510) is a low cost notebook specially designed for the European market. It’s also possible to find some stores saying that this is an Acer notebook because of the “relationship” between both companies. In January 2004, emachines was acquired by Gateway and after, in October 2007, Gateway was acquired by Acer.
Specifications:
In front of it, it’s possible to see the microphone and headphone jacks. The microphone is has the default color used in this kind of jacks, but the headphone is only black, without identification.
It’s also possible to see 2 led’s, one to indicate when the notebook is on and another if it is recharging (orange) or full (green).
In the left side, there are 2 USB, the ethernet, the VGA connector and the Kensigton notebook lock. There is a small air output there, but it is normally cold.
In the right, there is only 1 USB and the DVD recorder.
In the rear, there is the energy plug and the main air output. This one can be a little bit warm when running heavy programs.
When openning it, it’s possible to see the on button and the wireless button, a little bit on the left.
The LCD can reflect some light, as in the image with the main button. But it’s nothing that can bother you.
As I’m a Linux user, the first thing I’ve done was to install the OpenSuse 11.0. I’ve got some problems related to the wireless card and the sound card, but everything work fine, without problems.
This notebook is not recommended to people that want to run games and other heavy softwares and I agree that it is not really recommended to Windows Vista, because after installing Comodo Firewall and Avast, the system started to be a little bit slower, even after disabling all desktop effects from Vista.
But when running OpenSUSE with KDE4 and all desktop effects, the system is fast and can run everythin without problems.
Now, I’m running BOINC, with 100% of cpu usage, skype, ktorrent, firefox, YaST2 and the system response is really normal. But I’ve tried to run a Matroska video with 1080 pixels of resolution and it was impossible to watch it in both operating systems: Windows Vista and OpenSUSE 11.0.
But I haven’t time yet to make a review about it….
Updated: The review can be read here.
akasa integral P2NES is an external enclosure for 2.5″ IDE and SATA HDD. It provides both eSATA and USB2.0/1.1 interfaces.
The complete specification is:
When using a simple HDD with the USB connection it’s not necessary to use the DC input, because the USB can provide 500mA for each peripheral. However, it is possible to use the the USB as a DC adapter with a cable provided within.
This cable provides two USB connectors, being able to power the device with up to 1A. It must be used with eSATA interface.
The installation of the disk is very easy. It’s necessary to plug it in the correct connector, according to HDD interface and then secure it with the provided screws.
Unlike the enclosure, the carry bag is not well made. The holes provided for plugs and button access do not fit correctly as in the image below:
