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StarFighter 16 inch: 4K Coreboot/Ryzen Linux laptop

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Re: StarFighter 16 inch: 4K Coreboot/Ryzen Linux laptop

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Post by cmeacham98 »

hedora wrote: post #2

This Linux laptop looks too good to be true. It's available with an AMD or Intel processor, there aren't any strange ergonomic decisions (other than the stow-able web-cam). In particular, they centered they trackpad + keyboard, and it looks like it has decent thermals. The battery is rated for 18 hours. You can choose between a medium resolution, high frame rate display (UHD @ 165Hz) or a 4K 60Hz display. The screen…

I would argue the main "catch" is the price.

Laptops with similar specs and features (minus coreboot) are available 25% to 50% cheaper from vendors that care a lot less about Linux support.

Re: StarFighter 16 inch: 4K Coreboot/Ryzen Linux laptop

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Post by LesZedCB »

azangru wrote: post #10
NovemberWhiskey wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Have they actually made one yet? The pictures on the site all look like renders; and I couldn't find any pictures of an actual prototype anywhere.

> Have they actually made one yet? Exactly. No real laptops so far; no videos with honest in-depth reviews; no information on the dirability of these machines. If something is too good to be true, it likely is.

I guess it was for the discerning - but not too discerning - buyer

Re: StarFighter 16 inch: 4K Coreboot/Ryzen Linux laptop

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Post by adgjlsfhk1 »

hedora wrote: post #2

This Linux laptop looks too good to be true. It's available with an AMD or Intel processor, there aren't any strange ergonomic decisions (other than the stow-able web-cam). In particular, they centered they trackpad + keyboard, and it looks like it has decent thermals. The battery is rated for 18 hours. You can choose between a medium resolution, high frame rate display (UHD @ 165Hz) or a 4K 60Hz display. The screen…

Soldered ram is pretty unfortunate. They're also charging a ton for storage upgrades (e.g. $300 vs market rate of ~$80 for 1TB pcie 4.0 ssd).

Re: StarFighter 16 inch: 4K Coreboot/Ryzen Linux laptop

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Post by slaw »

hedora wrote: post #2

This Linux laptop looks too good to be true. It's available with an AMD or Intel processor, there aren't any strange ergonomic decisions (other than the stow-able web-cam). In particular, they centered they trackpad + keyboard, and it looks like it has decent thermals. The battery is rated for 18 hours. You can choose between a medium resolution, high frame rate display (UHD @ 165Hz) or a 4K 60Hz display. The screen…

Memory is soldered. Their other laptop has upgradable memory.
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