I think it’s great the kind of initiatives are becoming more widespread. Personally, I have little interest in these kind of laptops but the more choice and variety is out there the better it is for the users.
StarBook 14-inch
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#222Earlier 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 know this back-and-forth happens every single time there's a conversation about this on HN, but I just want to point out that trackpads are extremely personal, and I've had nothing but bad experiences with Apple trackpads until recently. The "hinge" models of the previous decade border on unusable for me because of the force required to click them, whereas my (early decade) XPS model has the best trackpad of any la…
>My advice is to try out the trackpad on a laptop before you buy it if this is something that matters to you, not trust the opinions of Internet strangers.
I can’t disagree, but trying out Mac hardware is far easier than trying PC hardware. I can walk into an Apple store and try all the major hardware variations.
I had to get my XPS 17 based on online reviews. Because I can’t go out and try it. Buying PC laptops is the very definition of trusting internet strangers.
Re: StarBook 14-inch
#223So close. I really want a laptop with a "2K" 4:3 aspect ratio 14" screen, 64GB of ECC ram, a Ryzen processor, and an M.2 SSD. Would be interesting to get a nice web cam too but that is less important to me. I'm also not a huge "thinness" type, thicker is fine if it isn't heavier.
Xps 17 is 1200x1920, 16:10. It's a great ratio and at 17 inch I don't use any scaling in windows and everything looks right size for my eyes. Can upgrade ssd and I've changed out memory to 64gb. It's a great rig but fans are a bit noisy.
Sadly the XPS17 isn’t sold with Linux support. It might work but you can’t be sure of firmware updates or component compatibility.
With Dell at 17” and paid Linux support you have to move to the Precision line.
I wish Dell would just have a single line of quality Linux compatible laptops you could buy off the shelf and know would always work.
Re: StarBook 14-inch
#224Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm also looking for a new Linux laptop for this spring. I thought about the Tuxedo laptops, but after reading around there are a lot of complaints about quality and even Linux driver issues. I've been pretty disappointed with my Lenovo X1 Carbon and don't want another Chinese laptop, so I'm thinking to go ASUS. Currently maybe one of: - ASUS Vivobook Pro 14X, 14" OLED, 600 nits (peak), 3K, 90Hz - ASUS ROG Zephyrus G…
I personally try to avoid Nvidia dGPUs since I usually don't need CUDA and they tend to be a PITA even w/ DKMS drivers and are terrible for battery life. I think the thing with the currently available Vivobook Pro 14Xs (M4700/N7400) is that they're currently last-gen Ryzen 5000 and Intel 11th gen chips. Even though I'd like to try out the OLED display, I'd probably go w/ the G14 atm - Ryzen 6000 and also you get 1 un…
I agree Linux support would be ideal, but hardware quality is of first importance; many of those companies are just rebranded Clevo.
Until recently I agreed about absolutely no Nvidia, though it might be improving. For a few months now the drivers support the standard Wayland interface GBM, which at least means any compositor should work with them.
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#225Earlier quoted context omitted.
>yet the hardware they built is arguably very libre-friendly Well they're already in legal trouble for abusing their iOS market dominance with the new EU proposed legislation, they know the tides are turning against big tech, so they didn't lock down the MacBooks preemptively to brace themselves for what's coming, not because Apple has somehow now become a FOSS supporter. Before you applaud Apple for being too libre…
> Also, as a curiosity, why is every thread related to a X86 news, need to bring in the Apple M1 fan army and bang their drums? Honestly? Efficiency & battery life without sacrificing speed/performance. If you need great battery life (or simply don't want to have to worry about charging your laptop frequently), it's hard to swallow ~4-10h battery life of a typical X86 laptop when MBA/MBP are consistently achieving 10…
What use is all those perks for those of us, if the apps we use for work and play are not compiled for M1 nor web based? Meanwhile my "inferior" x86 machine can run everything I need to use.
Why do people insist you need to buy a Ferrari when your work or lifestyle requires an F-150?
Therefore, back to my original question, why do M1 fans need go off topic on every X86 article and spray the same things over and over again: "but muh' Geekbench score", "muh' excellent battery life", "muh' no fan noise" and insist you're wrong for choosing to go X86 even though you don't have a choice because of the architecture.
We know the pros, Ok? But some of us still need X86 machine like the one in the article, regardless if those are machines not for you. And if they're not for you, that's fine, but why always bang on with the M1 trope everywhere?
Re: StarBook 14-inch
#226Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm also looking for a new Linux laptop for this spring. I thought about the Tuxedo laptops, but after reading around there are a lot of complaints about quality and even Linux driver issues. I've been pretty disappointed with my Lenovo X1 Carbon and don't want another Chinese laptop, so I'm thinking to go ASUS. Currently maybe one of: - ASUS Vivobook Pro 14X, 14" OLED, 600 nits (peak), 3K, 90Hz - ASUS ROG Zephyrus G…
I personally try to avoid Nvidia dGPUs since I usually don't need CUDA and they tend to be a PITA even w/ DKMS drivers and are terrible for battery life. I think the thing with the currently available Vivobook Pro 14Xs (M4700/N7400) is that they're currently last-gen Ryzen 5000 and Intel 11th gen chips. Even though I'd like to try out the OLED display, I'd probably go w/ the G14 atm - Ryzen 6000 and also you get 1 un…
Hey, I'm the one complaining about the lack of options - the Slimbook Executive seems to check all the major boxes and it's the first time I hear of them. Do you have any experience or anecdotes with it?
Re: StarBook 14-inch
#227All those Linux friendly laptops are cool. but it's quite troubling to announce devices with Intel's 11th gen when 12th gen ultra-low-voltage is around the corner.
Re: StarBook 14-inch
#228Why does it have a 3.5mm charger jack, but only one USB-C port which can also be used for charging? Like Just put two USB-C ports and no 3.5mm port.
Re: StarBook 14-inch
#229I've been checking these out for months, unfortunately the 13" is out of stock and apparently isn't listed any more in the site :(
Wanted a decent, light (physically light I mean) Linux laptop at that started at less than 900€, so probably not more than 1100/1200 after some ram/CPU tweaking.
Anyone know any similar options for that size?
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Apple themselves say "Note: The power cord is not removable from the display." here: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/studio-display/apdf106...
It comes off. And you can get them to replace it in an apple store. I think this is mixed messaging to be honest.
>It comes off.
Everything comes off if you yank on it hard enough. Even the fingers on your hand. That's not how great UX or environmentally friendly repairability works though.
>I think this is mixed messaging to be honest.
Regardless what it is, it's Apple's fault here. They claim it's officially not user replaceable. Good luck with a warranty claim if you yank on it and break something, as Apple's position is clear: You're not supposed to remove it yourself.
And how about Apple's famous "we care about our CO2 emissions so much, we removed the iPhone charger to save the environment", if now you're saying you should make CO2 emissions and drive your monitor to the Apple store to replace a friggin power cord that can be done at home on any other monitor on the planet.
It's infuriating.