Supercomputer but Cam and 3D are bad.

I have pre-ordered on 16 January 2013 by Amazon. Delivery time between the end of February and mid-March 2013. I was not 1.5 weeks at home. I am shocked, almost 6 weeks before already there. Fortunately, that is a neighbor has come on January 21 2013 a notebook. I've gone to a neighbor on 30 January 2013, and brought.

Asus F55A is going very well, but Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS 64-bit knows LAN (eth0) 'AR8161 Gigabit Ethernet' not. I've managed so installed new drivers !!! Ubuntu LTS 14:04 from April 2014, no more problems. I only use Ubuntu LTS, ie every 2 years (April 2010, April 2012, April 2014, and ...). Many 3D games are too weak and jerky in low 3D (low). I need not, therefore, very important with videophone 'Skype' for the deaf and hard of hearing in the world with sign language. Webcam is unfortunately poor quality for sign language with hands! It should buy a webcam by Logitech and may include USB 3.0. Video editing and text editing. 4GB RAM (8GB maximum, only one bank!) Is enough!

I tested power consumption 230 Volt:
6 Watt: Power Supply without notebook. (Please plug out or switched outlet !!!)
19 Watt: PSU with notebook off.
25 Watt: PSU with notebook, battery full.
32 Watt: Charging power supply with notebook battery.
Power supply comes from China !!!

Before I have my mini-computer 'ASRock ION' with Intel Atom 1.6GHz and 2GB. And a 19'-inch TFT monitor (16:10) from Belinea. Between 80 and 100 watts consumed !!! Current price is everything expensive in Germany !!! From 2015 again price increases! Rip off !!!

I highly recommend using a mouse to do this because the touchpad is bad. The Fn key and press F9 together and then touchpad is turned off! I have USB Laser Mouse 'Cherry TRAVELLER Laser Mouse Silver / Black' by Cherry and laptop bag. It is not expensive, so less than 15 EUR incl. Shipping costs. Erstauntlich, SD card run very fast as a USB 2.0 memory sticks. DVD drive Pioneer is also there. But I never use, because I have many SD cards and USB memory sticks. First USB flash drive to boot and install with Ubuntu 32 or 64-bit and then bye, FreeDOS. Do not forget to adjust so please also 'EFI boot'. Without EFI = Ubuntu does not boot !!! Check as well as bios on EFI boot. How USB boot? Just turn it on and then press ESC key!

I am satisfied with notebook ASUS F55A !!!

Yours Greeting

SunFreak

PS NOTE! This text is grammar for the deaf and hard of hearing. Many Thanks!

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:: Processor
Intel Pentium B980 2.4GHz
:: Main Board
Intel HM70 (Panther Point)
:: Memory
4096 MB, DDR3 (until 8192 MB)
:: Graphics adapter
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) Core: 650-1150 MHz, 8.15.10.2653
:: Display
15.6 inch 16: 9, 1366x768 pixels, LED TN, Samsung 156AT24-P01, glossy: yes
:: Sound Card
Intel Panther Point PCH - High Definition Audio Controller
:: Connections
1 USB 2.0, 1 USB 3.0, 1 VGA, 1 HDMI, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: Headphone Jack, Microphone Jack, Card Reader: SD, MMC
:: Networking
Atheros AR8161 / 8165 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller (10/100 / 1000MBit), Atheros AR9485WB-EC Wireless Network Adapter (BGN)
:: Optical drive
Pioneer DVD-RW DVRTD11RS
:: Harddisk
Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 500GB 5400 rpm
:: Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 32 x 378 x 253
:: Weight
2.6 kg Power Supply: 0235 kg
:: Battery
47 Wh Lithium-Ion, 10.8 V, 4400 mAh
:: Operating System
FreeDos
:: Additional features
Webcam: 0.3 MP, Speakers: Stereo, Keyboard Light: no