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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 ahoya »

teawrecks wrote: post #329
ahoya wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have their latest starbook, just arrived a couple months ago and it is stellar. Covid delayed it almost a whole year, but in that time they upgraded frob adwertised 11th gen intel to 12th gen for free, quadrupling cores. It runs extremeley well with latest coreboot and everything. I considered canceling my pre-order because of the long delay, but Support was extremely quick and receptive and it turns out the trust…

I'm seeing conflicting comments about the RAM. You say you're an owner and it has upgradable RAM, other commenters here are saying the RAM is soldered. Is only this new model soldered?

This new model is soldered unfortunately which allows it to use low power raM

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

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Post by ahoya »

Darmody wrote: post #208

Why would I buy this instead of a Tuxedo or Slimbook? I don't mind paying more for a laptop from an independent company with linux support, but the price is excessive and I don't even know if what I'm buying is actually good.

They design their hardware in-house and their support is very good

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Post by krimpenrik »

ahoya wrote: post #369
krimpenrik wrote: post #368

I have a weird feeling these guys are the scammers of slide n joy, the dual screen addition to laptops where they siphoned off money of buys for years, started with a Kickstarter. Really hope these guys get investigated. From Belgium or French they were.

Tteir laptops are great and i own one.

Apologies then! Still hope the slide n joy guys will get justice tho

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

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Post by JeremyNT »

ahoya wrote: post #369
krimpenrik wrote: post #368

I have a weird feeling these guys are the scammers of slide n joy, the dual screen addition to laptops where they siphoned off money of buys for years, started with a Kickstarter. Really hope these guys get investigated. From Belgium or French they were.

Tteir laptops are great and i own one.

Isn't the idea of this pitch that they're going to design their own laptops now though?

I was under the impression that the extant laptops from this brand are just rebadges (Clevo - like System76).

It's a big leap from slapping custom badges and boot logos on a Clevo to designing something from scratch.

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

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Post by throwawayxx123 »

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…

Two downsides. One is the lack of number pad even in 15.6 inch laptops. Another is the lack of even a single memory DIMM slot so that I can upgrade RAM. Rest of the things I can live with. The only reason I buy 15 inch laptop is for the dedicated number pad. Many new laptop manufacturers has excellent specs except for the keyboard choice. Just include a number pad in all big laptops please. Thank you!

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Post by phone8675309 »

Klonoar wrote: post #341
prmoustache wrote: post #318

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Apple’s laptop hardware still seems to be the gold standard to me. I have 10 year old laptops that still work great. Last time I looked at second hand laptops. Most of those the +5y old macbooks in the market had huge issues / defects (and also looked like shit) while you could find a lot of decent refurbished thinkpads and HP elitebook from the same era with no advertized defects (and those I bought didn't have an…

Many would agree that the middle years between 2015-2020 were not gold standard. It’s laughable to suggest Apple didn’t win the title back with the advent of the M1.

How many 10 year old M1s are on the secondhand market?

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

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Post by qu4z-2 »

localghost3000 wrote: post #293

> removable webcam Mmhm... Having owned a couple "linux first" laptops now, the cynic in me is saying that they are trying to flip a design limitation into a strength. They wanted slim bezels and to maximize screen real estate. They can't afford to do a notch like apple to get there. The solution? Make the webcam a peripheral and sell it as a privacy boon.

I'm glad they're not doing a notch because those are awful. Not sure about this approach either, though.

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Post by Transisto »

rl3 wrote: post #103

They're selling a privacy-conscious Linux laptop with open firmware that's assembled in a place that isn't so privacy-friendly.[0] I think a lot of people would pay extra for assembly in a western country. These appear made to order, so the risk of hardware implantation targeting is almost certainly real. [0] https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2059/5897/products/StarFig...

Combined with the high risk of being a high target honeypot I'd be worried of that Chinese MITM.

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

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Post by mihaaly »

totalhack wrote: post #219

Pricing seems extremely high for the specs once you start to configure. I really want to see a company do something compelling here but there is always one thing that's off...pricing, screen, last gen processors. I switched back to Linux last year and ended up getting a $900 Lenovo that has been excellent. Would have tried System76 or Framework if their hardware could keep up.

I missed that! I cheered for the success in a previous comment (despite not willing to give out 1300+ and not having it for long time).

But that is with i3 and 240G SSD?! My base config is 2300GBP, that is ridiculous. Then waiting the minimum of 4-5 months (for some on Twitter over 12 months and still waiting). After giving out this ammount having nothing for looong time. To a 4 person startup in debt and being sligtly longer in the market than the delivery window.

No way, it will never work.

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