Computer Specifications

for netbooks and desktops

on which Linux distros were installed

especially
Ubuntu-Gnome2-Nautilus
and
Ubuntu-MATE-Caja

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Sections Below:

INTRO     NETBOOK-SPECS     DESKTOP-SPECS

INTRODUCTION :

As described on a Linux distro installs page, since 2009, I have installed several 'flavors' of Linux 'distros' on various 'netbook' and 'desktop' computers.

The Linux 'flavors' include

  • Ubuntu Gnome2-Nautilus         (circa 2009)

  • Linux Mint MATE-Caja             (circa 2012)

  • LMDE MATE-Caja                 (circa 2012)
    where LMDE = Linux Mint Debian Edition

  • Ubuntu MATE-Caja         (circa 2018)

In the following 'NETBOOKS' and 'DESKTOPS' sections, I provide the 'specifications' (makers, model numbers, CPU's, etc.) of the computers on which I have installed these Linux 'distros'.

I found the Gnome2-Nautilus file manager of Ubuntu 9.10 (2009 October) to be of particular appeal to me because of its 'Nautilus Scripts' capability.

Around 2011, the Gnome3 developers decided to drastically change the Gnome2 desktop environment (and showed no appreciation for the features that evolved over time in the Nautilus file manager). Many Gnome2 users were concerned about the direction the Gnome3 developers were taking.

    (The Gnome3 developers of 2011 seemed like a bunch of immature high-school students who did not appreciate what had come before --- nor cared about the history of what motivated the evolutionary changes in the software. They still seemed like immature high-schoolers in 2018.)

When some Argentine Gnome2-Nautilus aficionados forked Gnome2-Nautlus to MATE-Caja, I started keeping track of news about the development of the MATE desktop environment --- from about 2012 to 2018.

Around 2014, some Ubuntu developers developed an Ubuntu-MATE 'flavor' of Ubuntu.

By 2018, that Linux 'flavor' had matured to the point that I favored it over other MATE-Caja 'distros'--- such as 'Linux Mint MATE'.

So, starting around 2018, I started installing Ubuntu-MATE on my desktop and netbook computers --- as indicated in the 'NETBOOKS' and 'DESKTOPS' sections below.


A nice set of benchmark results for many CPU's working in a 'single-thread' mode can be seen at cpubenchmark.net. You can compare the performance of AMD CPU's to various lower-end Intel processors, such as various models of 'Atom', 'Pentium', and 'i3' processors (surprisingly many!).

Since I do not do processor-hungry gaming on my computers, I generally buy computers with 'lower-end' processors --- computers costing less than $300. The 'low-end' processors are sufficient to my computer usage:

  • typical web browsing and email processing
  • shell script development
  • Tcl-Tk script development
  • image creation and capture and editing and conversion
  • video playing and editing and conversion
  • audio playing and editing and conversion
  • web page development (like this page)

NETBOOK SPECS :

The computer 'specs' of my NETBOOKS are/were as follows --- more recently bought computers first:


    My netbook ID:
    'Acer-9'

    Acer series:
    ES1-111

    Acer 'Model Number':
    ZHK

    Acer 'SKU Number':
    ES1-111M-C7DE   (same as 'Acer-8' below)

    Processor:
    Intel Celeron N2840

    Memory:
    2 GB DDR3 Low Voltage

    Video memory:
    ? MB

    Monitor size and resolution:
    11.6" and ?1366x768?   (Intel HD Graphics)

    Hard Disk Drive (HDD):
    250 GB

    Wireless adapter:
    ?maker? (802.11 b/g/n)

    Ethernet adapter:
    ?maker?

    Web cam:
    Acer Crystal Eye HD

    Manufacture date:
    2014 Sep 13

    Bought:
    2014 Dec 15, at Target   ($170, could not resist that price)

    Color:
    black

    Linux flavor installed:
    none as of 2018 Sep

    (came with MS Windows 8.1)

    My netbook ID:
    'Acer-8'

    Acer 'Series':
    Aspire E11

    Acer 'Marketing Name':
    ES1-111M-C7DE   (same as 'Acer-9' above)

    Processor:
    Intel Celeron N2840

    Memory:
    2 GB DDR3 L

    Video memory:
    ? MB

    Monitor size and resolution:
    11.6" and ?1366x768?   (Intel HD Graphics)

    Hard Disk Drive (HDD):
    250 GB

    Wireless adapter:
    ?maker?

    Ethernet adapter:
    ?maker?

    Manufacture date:
    2014 sep 13

    Bought:
    circa 2014 Nov, at Target   ($170, could not resist that price)

    Linux flavor installed:
    none as of 2018 Sep

    (came with MS Windows 8.1)

    My netbook ID:
    'Acer-7'

    Acer 'Series':
    E11

    Acer 'Model Number':
    ZHJ

    Acer 'Marketing Name':
    E3-111-C0WA

    Processor:
    Intel Celeron N2830   (up to 2.41 GHz)

    Memory:
    2 GB DDR3 L

    Video memory:
    ? MB

    Monitor size and resolution:
    11.6" and ?1366x768?   (Intel HD Graphics)

    Hard Disk Drive (HDD):
    320 GB

    Wireless adapter:
    ?maker?

    Ethernet adapter:
    ?maker?

    Manufacture date:
    2014 Jun 27

    Bought:
    2014 Sep 02, at BestBuy

    Color:
    silver

    Linux flavor installed:
    none as of 2018 Sep

    (came with MS Windows 8.1)

    My netbook ID:
    'Acer-6'

    Acer Model:
    Acer Aspire One 725-0687

    Processor:
    AMD Dual Core C70

    Memory:
    2 GB DDR3

    Video memory:
    256 MB

    Monitor size and resolution:
    11.6" and 1366x768 LED LCD

    Hard Disk Drive (HDD):
    320 GB Western Digital

    Wireless adapter:
    Broadcom BCM4313

    Ehternet adapter:
    ?maker?

    Manufacture date:
    2012 Oct 13

    Color:
    red

    Linux flavor installed:
    Ubuntu-MATE 16.04.4 LTS ('Xenial Xerus')   (in 2018 Sep)

    (came with MS Windows 8)

    My netbook ID:
    'Acer-5'

    Acer Model:
    Acer Aspire One 722-0473

    Processor:
    AMD Dual-core C60
    with Turbo CORE technology, up to 1.333 GHz

    Memory:
    2 GB DDR3

    Video memory:
    ? MB

    Monitor size and resolution:
    11.6" and 1366x768 LED LCD

    Hard Disk Drive (HDD):
    320 GB

    Wireless adapter:
    ?maker?

    Ethernet adapter:
    ?maker?

    Manufacture date:
    2012 Feb 16

    Color:
    black

    Linux flavor installed:
    LMDE 2012.4 (2012 Jun)
    (LMDE = Linux Mint Debian Edition)

    (came with MS Windows ?8? ; overlaid)

    My netbook ID:
    'Acer-4'

    Acer Model:
    Acer Aspire One 722-0369

    Processor:
    AMD dual-core C60

    Memory:
    ? GB

    Video memory:
    ? MB

    Monitor size and resolution:
    11.6" and ?1366x768?

    Hard Disk Drive (HDD):
    ? GB

    Wireless adapter:
    ?maker?

    Ethernet adapter:
    ?maker?

    Manufacture date:
    2011 Aug

    Linux flavor installed:
    Linux Mint 11 ('Katya') with MATE-Caja (2011 Nov)

    (came with MS Windows ?8? ; overlaid)

    My netbook ID:
    'Acer-3'   (gave this one to a friend)

    Acer Model:
    Acer Aspire One ???-???   (same as 'Acer-2' below?)

    Processor:
    Intel Atom N450

    Memory:
    ? GB

    Video memory:
    ? MB

    Monitor resolution:
    10.1" and ?1366x768?

    Hard Disk Drive (HDD):
    ? GB

    Wireless adapter:
    ?maker?

    Ethernet adapter:
    ?maker?

    Manufacture date:
    2010 ?month?

    Linux flavor installed:
    Ubuntu 10.10 ('Maverick Meerkat') with Gnome2-Nautilus (in 2010)

    (came with MS Windows 7 ; overlaid)

    My netbook ID:
    'Acer-2'

    Acer Model ID:
    Acer Aspire One 532h-2588

    Processor:
    Intel Atom N450

    Memory:
    ? GB DDR3

    Video memory:
    ? MB

    Monitor size and resolution:
    10.1" and ?1366x768?

    Hard Disk Drive (HDD):
    ? GB

    Wireless adapter:
    Atheros AR5895

    Ethernet adapter:
    ?maker?

    Manufacture date:
    2010 May

    Color:
    black

    Linux flavor installed:
    Ubuntu 9.10 ('Karmic Koala') with Gnome2-Nautilus (in 2010)

    (came with MS Windows 7)

    My netbook ID:
    'Acer-1'

    Acer Model ID:
    Acer Aspire One AOA 150-1382

    Acer 'Model No.':
    ZG5

    Mfg part #:
    LU.S050A.280

    Processor:
    Intel Atom N270

    Memory:
    ? GB DDR3

    Video memory:
    ? MB

    Monitor size and resolution:
    10.1" and ?1366x768?

    Hard Disk Drive (HDD):
    160 GB

    Wireless adapter:
    Atheros AR5BXB63

    Ethernet adapter:
    ?maker?

    Manufacture date:
    2008 Nov

    Bought: 2009 April, from MacMall.com, for $270

    Color:
    dark blue

    Linux flavor installed:
    Ubuntu 9.04 ('Jaunty Jaguar') with Gnome2-Nautilus (in 2009)

    (came with MS Windows ?? ; overlaid)

DESKTOP SPECS :

The computer 'specs' of my DESKTOPS are/were as follows --- more recently bought computers first:


    My desktop ID:
    'Acer-Desktop1'

    Model:
    Acer Aspire AXC-603G-UW13

    Processor:
    Intel Celeron J1900 quad-core processor

    Memory:
    4 GB

    Video memory:
    ? MB

    Monitor resolution:
    1920x1080 capable

    Hard Disk Drive (HDD):
    500 GB

    Wireless adapter:
    none

    Ethernet adapter:
    ?maker?

    Manufacture date:
    2014? ?month?

    Bought date:
    2015 Jan, at Walmart

    Linux flavor installed:
    Ubuntu-MATE 16.04.4 LTS

    (came with MS Windows 10 ; overlaid)

    My desktop ID:
    'Cyberpower-PC'

    Model:
    Gamer Ultra 6500 SE

    Processor:
    AMD Athlon 64 3000+

    Motherboard:
    Gigabyte GA-K8NS (AGP8X / DDR400)

    Memory:
    ? GB

    Video memory:
    ? MB

    Monitor resolution setting:
    ?1024x768?

    Hard Disk Drive (HDD):
    ? GB

    Wireless adapter:
    none

    Ethernet adapter:
    ?maker?

    Manufacture date:
    circa 2009?

    Bought date:
    circa 2009

    Linux flavor installed:
    Ubuntu 9.10 with Gnome2-Nautilus
    (overlaid Xandros Linux)

    (dual boot with MS Windows ? 7 ?)

    My desktop ID:
    'Dell-Dimension 2400'

    Model:
    Dell Dimension 2400

    Processor:
    Intel ????

    Memory:
    ? GB

    Video memory:
    ? MB

    Monitor resolution setting:
    ?1024x768?

    Hard Disk Drive (HDD):
    ? GB

    Wireless adapter:
    none

    Ethernet adapter:
    ?maker?

    Manufacture date:
    circa 2008?

    Linux flavor installed:
    Ubuntu 9.10 with Gnome2-Nautilus

    (bought 2nd hand from private owner ; came with MS Windows ; dual boot)

    My desktop ID:
    'Home-Built'

    Motherboard:
    ASUS M4A78LT-M

    AM3 socket with integrated ATI Rdeon 3000 GPU

    Processor:
    AMD Athlon X4 630 quad-core processor

    Memory:
    3.2 GiB

    Video memory:
    ? MB

    Monitor resolution setting:
    1024x768 (4:3)

    Hard Disk Drives (HDD):
    two 80GB (/home mounted on one)

    Wireless adapter:
    none

    Ethernet adapter:
    ?maker?

    Manufacture date:
    circa 2009   ('home-assembled')

    Bought date:
    components from TigerDirect.com, in 2009

    Linux flavor installed:
    Ubuntu 9.10 with Gnome2-Nautilus

    (never had MS Windows installed)

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