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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 12345hn6789 »

regularfry wrote: post #155
12345hn6789 wrote: post #33

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actually agree. Also considering their "kill switch" marketing. Who needs to turn their internet off on a whim who doesn't already have some sort of keybind to do this? Why buy this over framework / other laptop for 25% more money. Don't really understand

My ThinkPad has a physical switch for airplane mode. There's a big difference between "turning off" the functionality in software and physically cutting the power to anything that can transmit.

Is there though? Are you seriously so concerned about this a switch is what you require?

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

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Post by ahoya »

JeremyNT wrote: post #374
ahoya wrote: post #369

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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.

No they’ve been designing in house for years, this is just their latest.

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

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Post by aetherspawn »

scns wrote: post #188
aetherspawn wrote: post #34

Honestly as a business customer I can’t justify buying this unless there is an option to unbrand it. (Actually if you had a unbranding option we could sticker it with our own company logo and that could be pretty cool) Can you imagine the backlash if there’s some IT issue and someone realises that it’s not a Dell or Lenovo (why didn’t you just buy from big 2?), or how embarrassing it might be to go to a profile busin…

Tuxedo offers unbranded and individual Logos, like Schenker. Intel Management Engine, Webcam & Audio (on Intel CPUs), and WLAN & Bluetooth can be deactivated directly via the BIOS. Can be ordered without SSD, RAM is upgradable. Just a content customer. https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en/Linux-Hardware/Linux-Note...

This is neat, thanks!

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

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Post by danicriss »

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.

My partner has a Lenovo Yoga from like 2 generations ago and she's really happy with their sound. Its soundbar was one of the selling points. And it does indeed deliver

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

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Post by mixmastamyk »

sarnowski wrote: post #86
lucb1e wrote: post #53

Does anyone here run any of these OSes on any of the offered screen densities and resolutions? I have questions. - Surely not every old program available from the repositories will work with display scaling, will they? I've never had to use it, maybe Xorg has some hack to scale certain windows at 2x so you don't need support from individual packages. I'm also thinking of things like Burp Suite, which have window-like…

Regarding scaling: If you use 2x scaling it should be easy with any distribution. Fractional scaling is a bit trickier to get. I am using a Framework with 1.5x scaling using Fedora KDE and it’s amazing. Didn’t find any app yet that doesn’t conform. One difference to years ago is Wayland vs X. With X it was a constant struggle for me while with Wayland and more years invested, scaling became a non-issue on Linux (for…

Mint Cinnamon with X works fine at 1.5x on the Framework. Took a click in the display control panel.

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

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Post by ktosobcy »

aae42 wrote: post #367
ktosobcy wrote: post #234

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how does touchpad compare to MBP one?

this is what i want to know, the part you touch looks on point, what i want to know about is the software, there is so much secret sauce in a macbooks giant glass touchpad that actually makes it a reasonable replacement for a mouse didn't feel that about any touchpad before the macbook, and it's why we loved thinkpad's so much because at least they gave you a nub

my thoughts exactly. before getting MBP about 10 years ago I couldn't even imagine not using mouse with laptop, but after a day or so with MBP and its touchpad it changed 180 degrees and now mouse feel unnatural (and requires way more movement of hands).

I would love to see Linux laptop that works like that.

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

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Post by ahoya »

ktosobcy wrote: post #234
ahoya wrote: post #56

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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…

how does touchpad compare to MBP one?

They are very good, multi finger gestures worked out of the box on fedora

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

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Post by rl3 »

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...

Update:

https://us.starlabs.systems/pages/why-choose-us

Assembled, imaged and programmed in the UK.

Configured by our own engineers, giving you peace of mind that you get what you want with no hidden extras.

Not sure if that's outdated or what to believe.

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