Why did they feel the need to move the backslash key?
That's the UK layout -- if you go to customize it and select the US one, it's where you'd expect it to be.
StarFighter 16 inch: 4K Coreboot/Ryzen Linux laptop
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#22Why did they feel the need to move the backslash key?
You're looking at the UK keyboard. For some reason they have it next to the left shift.
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#24Good luck defending against Xur and the Kodan armada without 128GB of RAM. Sounds like Centauri sold you on another one of his Excalibur tricks.
Is this a chatgpt response. What do these words even mean
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#25Who is this targeting besides the 100 or so hackernews commenters who will actually go through and buy it. Why would I buy this over a lenovo for instance.
Okay so privacy nuts who think that removing their webcam and microphone protects from the perceived spyware that is next to them on their desk in the form of an iPhone.
I see nothing good about this. Inexperienced company, inexperienced in manufacturing and hardware design.
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#26This is definitely cool stuff. When you want official vendor support on something like coreboot + various linux distros, I've come to expect you pay double of today's prices but get hardware from a few years ago. This looks like modern hardware and the premium is honestly manageable. Slightly above what I'd want to spend but I could see myself paying this for a great product, also because you get more than just 2 USB-A ports and more than just 1 USB-C port (that seems to be the best most other vendors have to offer)! However, what made me close the tab is the "we are not even going to give you a shipping indication other than to expect close to half a year" (knowing how these types of things like to change deadlines anyway, starting off at four months... no). If I spend thousands of euros now, I also want the product in a reasonable amount of time (say, 3 weeks including customization and shipping; 0.5-2 weeks for a stock product plus shipping).
My current laptop is still performing well enough unfortunately, but ask me again in six months when the units are in and available to be shipped, and good odds that I'll hit that purchase button!
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#27Good luck defending against Xur and the Kodan armada without 128GB of RAM. Sounds like Centauri sold you on another one of his Excalibur tricks.
Is this a chatgpt response. What do these words even mean
I was confused as well. I looked it up and apparently it's a reference to The Last Starfighter movie.
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#28I need an LTT review on this.
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#29This is definitely cool stuff. When you want official vendor support on something like coreboot + various linux distros, I've come to expect you pay double of today's prices but get hardware from a few years ago. This looks like modern hardware and the premium is honestly manageable. Slightly above what I'd want to spend but I could see myself paying this for a great product, also because you get more than just 2 USB…
I’m really curious to know what piece of hardware you’re talking about, as you’ve apparently replied to the wrong post. But I really want the hardware you’re describing!
Re: StarFighter 16 inch: 4K Coreboot/Ryzen Linux laptop
#30This is definitely cool stuff. When you want official vendor support on something like coreboot + various linux distros, I've come to expect you pay double of today's prices but get hardware from a few years ago. This looks like modern hardware and the premium is honestly manageable. Slightly above what I'd want to spend but I could see myself paying this for a great product, also because you get more than just 2 USB…
I’m really curious to know what piece of hardware you’re talking about, as you’ve apparently replied to the wrong post. But I really want the hardware you’re describing!
Oh crap, yeah you're right. Can't delete it now and move it to the right thread because of the comment heh. I thought I had the thread about this laptop open in this tab: https://starlabs.systems/ | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34759507
Not sure whether to re-post it there or flag my own comment or something.