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Re: StarBook 14-inch

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Post by VTimofeenko »

freedomben wrote: post #18
k1rcher wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Interested in this too, as well as how it compares to the Framework

I can't comment on the StarBook, but the Framework touchpad is really great. I had an early model that had a slightly annoying out-of-the-box issue where I had to click kind of hard, but after doing that it works great now. Two-finger scroll is super smooth, and it properly detects 1/2/3 finger gestures, etc.

I think my frame.work is doing the "kinda hard" click thing too. Did you just break it in, or change something mechanically? I mostly use the keyboard, so it's a very minor annoyance to me.

Re: StarBook 14-inch

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Post by BSOhealth »

2muchcoffeeman wrote: post #19
ilrwbwrkhv wrote: post #5

How does the touchpad and the 2 finger scroll compare to the MacBooks? Having used those I haven't found anything matching those.

Nothing compares to the Apple track pad. My XPS 17 from 2020 has a worse trackpad than my 2012 MB Air.

I purchased and returned an XPS last year and the trackpad was unbelievably bad. After using Mac laptops for the previous 10 years, I hadn’t thought the difference in hardware quality could be so far apart. MacBooks are at least a generation ahead of the best PC hardware (generation as in, 10 years)

Re: StarBook 14-inch

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Post by tomrod »

BSOhealth wrote: post #32
2muchcoffeeman wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Nothing compares to the Apple track pad. My XPS 17 from 2020 has a worse trackpad than my 2012 MB Air.

I purchased and returned an XPS last year and the trackpad was unbelievably bad. After using Mac laptops for the previous 10 years, I hadn’t thought the difference in hardware quality could be so far apart. MacBooks are at least a generation ahead of the best PC hardware (generation as in, 10 years)

Likewise, 2021 Dell XPS 15. Had to retire it very early -- trackpad issues, then frame deformation caused by moving the laptop would cause the RAM or the CPU to crash.

Framework working great now.

Re: StarBook 14-inch

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Post by 3np »

CaptainMarvel wrote: post #14

This is like the Framework laptop but it's a UK-based company that has been around for years, and with an explicit focus on Linux compatibility to boot. I'm surprised I haven't come across them before as I've been looking for Linux-compatible laptops for years. They do some things better than Framework such as supporting Ryzen processors, and seem a bit cheaper overall. The battery life seems like it would be better.…

> The biggest disadvantage seems to be that the screen is bog-standard 16:9.

Bigger than that IMO is 14" @ 1080p. It's just too little for daily use for me. Framework are so far the only ones in this market segment who have ever marketed >1080p laptop displays AFAIK. I have a hard time understanding why there is such a lack of higher-res panel options across the market, even when seemingly all other relevant specs are high-end.

I'm sure like usual when this comes up, some people will come reply with "you can't make out the difference anyway", which is just not true. Some of us prefer smaller fonts and higher information density. 8px font size is just less ergonomic and more tiring for the eyes. For 16:9 14" I just won't consider anything below 1440p.

Re: StarBook 14-inch

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Post by PhileasNietzche »

2muchcoffeeman wrote: post #19
ilrwbwrkhv wrote: post #5

How does the touchpad and the 2 finger scroll compare to the MacBooks? Having used those I haven't found anything matching those.

Nothing compares to the Apple track pad. My XPS 17 from 2020 has a worse trackpad than my 2012 MB Air.

Absolutely. Nothing (that is $600+ cheaper) compares to the Apple touchpad (at least to my knowledge).

Re: StarBook 14-inch

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Post by aidenn0 »

humanistbot wrote: post #2

I love this, but I just can't quit the Thinkpad trackpoint with physical mouse buttons between the keyboard and top of the touchpad.

HP zBooks support linux (not coreboot though) and have trackpoint plus mouse buttons between keyboard and top of the touchpad. They are heavy though.

Re: StarBook 14-inch

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Post by hackmiester »

BSOhealth wrote: post #3

Website doesn’t work all that great on mobile. But I’d be supportive of a Linux laptop that can market itself to regular consumers rather than already-converted Linux folks.

I had to laugh when I scrolled down and it claimed to have a 0th generation processor

Re: StarBook 14-inch

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Post by LoveMortuus »

CaptainMarvel wrote: post #14

This is like the Framework laptop but it's a UK-based company that has been around for years, and with an explicit focus on Linux compatibility to boot. I'm surprised I haven't come across them before as I've been looking for Linux-compatible laptops for years. They do some things better than Framework such as supporting Ryzen processors, and seem a bit cheaper overall. The battery life seems like it would be better.…

Regarding laptop speakers (in general) Dave2D recently uploaded an interesting video [0] where he compared MacBook speakers to best Windows laptop's ones that he had in the studio.

It really does make you wonder why there such a noticeable difference!

[0] https://youtu.be/LkYB931iUjc

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