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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 BugsJustFindMe »

revertmean wrote: post #231
lucb1e wrote: post #32

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And about half that for the afaik EU minimum legal warranty of 2 years. Their warranty page says they'll honor local laws, though, which I expect to mean whatever flag is displayed at the bottom of the page for you as opposed to their local. They probably won't be pleased to learn that the Netherlands, which they seem to have a custom page for so apparently support, doesn't have a minimum duration specified, so you c…

This isn't a regular warranty. As the website states: "Our 1-year limited warranty allows you to take your computer apart, replace parts, install an upgrade, and use any operating system and even your firmware, all without voiding the warranty." These actions would normally void the warranty on most laptops.

> Our 1-year limited warranty allows you to take your computer apart, replace parts

The whole point of a warranty is to save me from needing to do those things.

> install an upgrade

Nearly everything inside is either non-upgradeable, pointless to upgrade, or doesn't void other manufacturers warranties (lenovo does not void warranty for replacing ssd) so that's completely meaningless.

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

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Post by scns »

cassianoleal wrote: post #282
komali2 wrote: post #247

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I'm really curious about people that actually use laptop speakers. Even the best laptop speakers I've heard (I've heard MacBook speakers too) sound terrible. Other than for a quick video or demo or whatever, who is seriously listening to videos or music on laptop speakers... And why??? Even a cheap pair of earbuds sounds better to me.

I find the MBP 14" and 16" speakers pretty serviceable for lightweight TV watching. I have a 7.1.4 system at home and obviously there's no comparison but they sound good enough for most series I watch when I'm on the go - mostly on travels. They're also very good for meetings. I find them much better than any enterprise equipment (Jabra etc) I've ever used. Sure, good headphones will usually sound better, but I'd rat…

Try good half-open cans like Beyerdynamic DT880, i can wear them for hours. I like the sound better than fully open Headphones, compared them to the DT990s. With my closed DT770 my ears get uncomfortably warm pretty fast.

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

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Post by Oxidation »

smoldesu wrote: post #286
nicoburns wrote: post #276

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What kind of computer hardware meets that criteria? Toughbooks?

Thinkpads haven't failed me yet, even if it's a cliched response. The display isn't apt to breaking like a Macbook, and the chassis does a surprisingly good job reducing shock (even on later models). Toughbooks are probably a shoo-in with that logic, and I'd like to try one of HP's recent Elitebooks to see how they stack up. My Macs usually stay at home if I have a more rugged machine to take with me, just for the pe…

Thinkpad build quality is definitely on a slow decline. There's a lot more plastic casework in a new model than in a T440, say. They don't feel completely rigid in hand any more. And that's before the loss of a removable, upgradeable battery and the advent of soldered RAM.

A second hand T-series is still what I'd default to if I need a laptop for now (especially for the keyboard), but I'm aware that this is likely not going to forever remain the obvious choice it used to be.

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

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Post by scns »

lucb1e wrote: post #37
adgjlsfhk1 wrote: post #16

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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).

As usual. Not sure why this is, they could just charge for the labor that it actually costs them to put a different SSD in plus material cost, but no, they always mark up ridiculous amounts. It basically forces people to buy a dummy SSD with the device plus a loose one and then put it in yourself... at least that's what I do for myself and family whenever it saves more than 50 euros and takes me 5-10 minutes (usually…

If you search for wtallis in this thread you'll find a technical reason for soldered ram. Can't respond with a link since on mobile, did it several hours ago at home though.

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

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Post by cassianoleal »

scns wrote: post #304
cassianoleal wrote: post #282

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I find the MBP 14" and 16" speakers pretty serviceable for lightweight TV watching. I have a 7.1.4 system at home and obviously there's no comparison but they sound good enough for most series I watch when I'm on the go - mostly on travels. They're also very good for meetings. I find them much better than any enterprise equipment (Jabra etc) I've ever used. Sure, good headphones will usually sound better, but I'd rat…

Try good half-open cans like Beyerdynamic DT880, i can wear them for hours. I like the sound better than fully open Headphones, compared them to the DT990s. With my closed DT770 my ears get uncomfortably warm pretty fast.

I have all sorts of headphones. Open backs, half-open, closed backs, some of them are absolutely amazing.

I'd still mostly rather not wear anything most of the time. This is especially true those times when the laptop speakers prove the most useful - when I'm just chilling out, possibly in bed. I'd also rather not have to deal with wires during those times.

My main issue is not so much warmth but mostly the fact that my ears are covered, simple as that. I'm not neurotic about it but I prefer to have them open. Sometimes I'll take the sound quality hit and wear my bone conducing headset over wearing great sounding headphones.

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

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Post by ralphc »

komali2 wrote: post #247
koonsolo wrote: post #113

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How is the sound quality? Is it comparable to a MacBook?

I'm really curious about people that actually use laptop speakers. Even the best laptop speakers I've heard (I've heard MacBook speakers too) sound terrible. Other than for a quick video or demo or whatever, who is seriously listening to videos or music on laptop speakers... And why??? Even a cheap pair of earbuds sounds better to me.

I have a 2019 16" MBP and love the speakers. I regularly use them for music listening, Netflix and Youtube.

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

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Post by okasaki »

kitsunesoba wrote: post #267
okasaki wrote: post #164

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- A 16" laptop with no dedicated graphics card. - Matte only option is a weird default over a glossy screen with an optional matte screen protector - Corporate pricing (+324 gbp to go from 32gb to 64gb ram) - Keyboard looks like crap - Only 1 year warranty - Like you said, 4-5 month lead time - Plastic? Basically, you can get better for less, with next day delivery

I could see opting for a 15/16” machine with no dedicated GPU, simply because the size of it means the cooling system is likely large enough to keep the CPU at reasonable temps without keeping fans spun up the vast majority of the time. For a short while I had a 15” laptop with a high power AMD CPU and high power Nvidia GPU (5900HS/3080) and while the power was nice, it was much more noisy and hot than I prefer in a…

My laptop (Lenovo legion 7) has a vapor chamber cooling system is shared by the CPU and GPU, so when you're only using the CPU it will have the full cooling power of the laptop.

If you prefer you can disable the dGPU too.

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

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Post by smoldesu »

Oxidation wrote: post #305
smoldesu wrote: post #286

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thinkpads haven't failed me yet, even if it's a cliched response. The display isn't apt to breaking like a Macbook, and the chassis does a surprisingly good job reducing shock (even on later models). Toughbooks are probably a shoo-in with that logic, and I'd like to try one of HP's recent Elitebooks to see how they stack up. My Macs usually stay at home if I have a more rugged machine to take with me, just for the pe…

Thinkpad build quality is definitely on a slow decline. There's a lot more plastic casework in a new model than in a T440, say. They don't feel completely rigid in hand any more. And that's before the loss of a removable, upgradeable battery and the advent of soldered RAM. A second hand T-series is still what I'd default to if I need a laptop for now (especially for the keyboard), but I'm aware that this is likely no…

Agreed, I'm waiting for the verdict to come back on Framework or some Linux OEMs before I upgrade my T460s. The product line isn't headed in a formidable direction, but I'm glad that there have been other manufacturers eying the space.
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