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Acer won't commit to pre-installing Linux on its line-up in Australia, despite hinting that it would do so in the UK.
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Since when did vendor battery claims actually represent the truth? Acer's Timeline notebook just keeps going and going and going, but it's a pity that it's otherwise underpowered and hampered by Windows Vista.
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