Acer · 2025
Acer Aspire 14 AI (A14-52M, 2025)
Around 750 dollars (approx, often discounted) for 14-hour real battery, but the screen is a dim 300-nit panel and you must start from a recent kernel.
Compiled from public sources and community data, not hands-on tested. What that means.
Linux readiness7.9
Best on ubuntu LTS. Confidence: high
Scores
Specs
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 5 226V |
|---|---|
| GPU | Intel Arc Graphics 130V (integrated) |
| RAM | 16 GB (soldered) |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1200 @ 60Hz |
| Weight | 1.39 kg |
| Battery (real) | ~14 h |
Linux compatibility
- ubuntu-lts Minor setup
- Wi-Fi
- works
- Bluetooth
- works
- Fingerprint
- unknown
- Webcam
- needs tweak
- Audio
- needs tweak
- Suspend
- works
ubuntu-lts: Lunar Lake needs kernel 6.11 or newer for the GPU and power management to behave; install Ubuntu 24.04.2 or later, not the original 24.04 ISO. The MIPI webcam may need the Intel IPU6 stack. Battery is the headline: about 14 hours of web browsing in reviewer testing against Acer's 22-hour claim.