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StarFighter 16-Inch

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Re: StarFighter 16-Inch

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Post by MobiusHorizons »

miek wrote: post #20
wtallis wrote: post #8

Is there something new here? The processor options seem to be two generation old Intel, one generation old Intel, and one generation old AMD.

I can't imagine the supply chain challenges inherent to startup laptop manufacturers. I think it's "go with what you have access to at reasonable prices, or forget about it. "

I don’t believe they actually make the hardware. I know sytem76 always just rebadges Clevo hardware. You were basically paying for Linux to be preinstalled and for the Linux focused support.

EDIT. Actually it looks like I was wrong about that. They do apparently at least make their own chassis’s unsure about the motherboard’s or screens though.

Re: StarFighter 16-Inch

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Post by alex_x »

ulrikrasmussen wrote: post #106

I have been using this for about a month and I love it. The screen looks great, the keyboard is great, the trackpad is great (I have been using Lenovos for ~20 years and though I couldn't live without the trackpoint). The battery life is more than enough for my usage during my daily commute and way better than the mere 1.5 hours I could squeeze out of my old Thinkpad P1. I genuinely don't think there is anything I wo…

what's your average battery life?

Re: StarFighter 16-Inch

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Post by ulrikrasmussen »

fagnerbrack wrote: post #48

I like to use laptop in the beach. No glare means I can see it even with the sun light reflecting?

If you want to use it on the beach you will probably need an e-ink display because no laptop screen can compete with the sun. But matte is still infinitely better than glossy for less than ideal conditions such as working on a train where there might be sunlight coming in from the side.

Glossy screens are, in my humble opinion, a stupid gimmick because they look a bit better at ideal viewing conditions. For mobile devices the viewing conditions are most often not ideal, so it really doesn't make any sense unless the screen has to be a touch screen. I have had one laptop with a glossy screen and I ended up putting a glare reducing sticker on it because the glare was intolerable.

Re: StarFighter 16-Inch

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Post by ulrikrasmussen »

operatingthetan wrote: post #6

It would have been better if they didn't make it look a little bit too inspired by the Macbook Pro.

It doesn't. It looks like a slick laptop, but it is as similar to Macbook Pro as it is to a modern Thinkpad. The hinge in particular stands out and looks like a Thinkpad hinge as opposed to the hidden hinge of a Macbook. Other than that, there is not much design freedom left when the whole industry has kinda agreed that a big trackpad and rounded corners is the way to go.

Re: StarFighter 16-Inch

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Post by ulrikrasmussen »

pmontra wrote: post #89
eviks wrote: post #78

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Easy - by moving numpad to your main keyboard with a modifier so you don't need to move your hand just to type numbers

Ah yes, I remember those keyboards. Maybe in the 90s?

I have just configured my keyboard to give me a numpad on UIOJKLM,. if I hold down ';' with my pinky and don't let go immediately.

Re: StarFighter 16-Inch

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Post by pch00 »

AngryData wrote: post #13

I don't know how anybody can stand not having a numpad.

Absolutely hate numberpads on laptops - if you're sitting with the laptop directly in front of you it means your arms and hands are slightly offset to the left for normal typing.

Re: StarFighter 16-Inch

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Post by retired »

I’m unable to order this laptop without a charging brick which is now illegal in the EU.

Same goes for the standard one year warranty. Should be two at minimum.

I had my country configured to Belgium while testing this.

Re: StarFighter 16-Inch

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Post by ulrikrasmussen »

alex_x wrote: post #112
ulrikrasmussen wrote: post #106

I have been using this for about a month and I love it. The screen looks great, the keyboard is great, the trackpad is great (I have been using Lenovos for ~20 years and though I couldn't live without the trackpoint). The battery life is more than enough for my usage during my daily commute and way better than the mere 1.5 hours I could squeeze out of my old Thinkpad P1. I genuinely don't think there is anything I wo…

what's your average battery life?

I am not sure since I have never gotten to zero. But I would think I could easily get 6-7 hours out of it, although it depends a lot on the type of work I do and whether I am in meetings. I use IntelliJ and run heavy test suites all the time, and that does drain the battery faster.
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