kellogs@kellogs-K52Jc ~ $ lspci
        00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor DRAM Controller (rev 18)
        00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 18)
        00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset HECI Controller (rev 06)
        00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller (rev 06)
        00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset High Definition Audio (rev 06)
        00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev 06)
        00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 2 (rev 06)
        00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 6 (rev 06)
        00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller (rev 06)
        00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev a6)
        00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 5 Series Chipset LPC Interface Controller (rev 06)
        00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset 4 port SATA AHCI Controller (rev 06)
        00:1f.6 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset Thermal Subsystem (rev 06)
        02:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)
        03:00.0 System peripheral: JMicron Technology Corp. SD/MMC Host Controller (rev 80)
        03:00.2 SD Host controller: JMicron Technology Corp. Standard SD Host Controller (rev 80)
        03:00.3 System peripheral: JMicron Technology Corp. MS Host Controller (rev 80)
        03:00.4 System peripheral: JMicron Technology Corp. xD Host Controller (rev 80)
        03:00.5 Ethernet controller: JMicron Technology Corp. JMC250 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 03)
        ff:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QuickPath Architecture Generic Non-core Registers (rev 05)
        ff:00.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QuickPath Architecture System Address Decoder (rev 05)
        ff:02.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QPI Link 0 (rev 05)
        ff:02.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QPI Physical 0 (rev 05)
        ff:02.2 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor Reserved (rev 05)
        ff:02.3 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor Reserved (rev 05)


        kellogs@kellogs-K52Jc ~ $ inxi -SGx
        System:    Host: kellogs-K52Jc Kernel: 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64 (64 bit, gcc: 4.7.2) 
                   Desktop: KDE 4.9.5 (Qt 4.8.3) Distro: Linux Mint 14 Nadia
        Graphics:  Card: Intel Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller bus-ID: 00:02.0 
                   X.Org: 1.13.0 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: [email protected] 
                   GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Ironlake Mobile GLX Version: 2.1 Mesa 9.0.3 Direct Rendering: Yes

    kellogs@kellogs-K52Jc ~ $ lshw
[...]
                *-display
         description: VGA compatible controller
         product: Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller
         vendor: Intel Corporation
         physical id: 2
         bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
         version: 18
         width: 64 bits
         clock: 33MHz
         capabilities: vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
         configuration: driver=i915 latency=0
         resources: irq:44 memory:d0000000-d03fffff memory:c0000000-cfffffff ioport:e080(size=8)

Manufacturer advertises the K52Jc model which I bought as optimus enabled. However, no traces of it in the output above. Of course, Bumblebee would not start on this machine.

Should I rest assured that is a defective / un-optimused machine ?