I don't know how anybody can stand not having a numpad.
I do not understand why a numpad is considered a necessity by some. I never used it when I had them. Do you work in data entry?
StarFighter 16-Inch
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#72No fingerprint sensor.
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#73Says nothing about AI capability or even graphics. I am skeptical about the value.
This is satire, right?
No, AI capabilities of some sort are obviously important. But I know a lot of people don't appreciate that.
But you aren't seriously suggesting that graphics hardware is irrelevant are you?
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#74Can I run local LLM models on this? There's no reference to it in the marketing.
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#75This is lovely. I'd love it if this or the Framework Pro also had OLED options, though. My aging Thinkpad P1 (1st Gen) has a great LCD, but it's also the last non-OLED screen in my life, and I don't think I can buy another laptop without it. In fact it would be a purchase decision driver/upgrade incentive for me. This and longer battery life. Even though I build lots of C++ code, I still don't think I need more than…
For sure, once you go OLED you don't go back. It's like going back to a mouse with a ball.
I mean you have those ergonomic Logitech trackballs that are praised by devs!
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#76Earlier quoted context omitted.
Have you tried it out? https://askubuntu.com/questions/629632/can-you-boot-ubuntu-s...
A long time ago. But I ran into all sorts of issues. It was a struggle getting things like Bluetooth or WiFi working. And I just couldn’t get myself to feeling like I could ‘trust it’. Like that I wouldn’t break it and somehow lose all my data in th process.
That's a reasonable fear! But the solution to that is to set up backups, no matter what the operating system you're on.
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#77Looks generic, and has the stereotypical abysmal keyboard and trackpad as any laptop made in the past 10+ years. Put this in a room with a few other laptops and it'd be hard to pick it out from the crowd. The only thing it has going for it are the raw specs, but it's eventually marred by the price for what is a poor typing and trackpad experience.
They claim it has a haptic trackpad, so I don't think that's what most manufacturers use.
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#78I don't know how anybody can stand not having a numpad.
Easy - by moving numpad to your main keyboard with a modifier so you don't need to move your hand just to type numbers
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#79Looks generic, and has the stereotypical abysmal keyboard and trackpad as any laptop made in the past 10+ years. Put this in a room with a few other laptops and it'd be hard to pick it out from the crowd. The only thing it has going for it are the raw specs, but it's eventually marred by the price for what is a poor typing and trackpad experience.
> Looks generic, and has the stereotypical abysmal keyboard and trackpad as any laptop made in the past 10+ years.
I wasn't aware that generic laptops had moved to haptic touchpads and up-firing speakers over ten years ago...
Re: StarFighter 16-Inch
#80I don't know how anybody can stand not having a numpad.
I do not understand why a numpad is considered a necessity by some. I never used it when I had them. Do you work in data entry?
Because it's way more convenient to type numbers, and no, you don't need to work in data entry to enter data / appreciate this convenience