StarFighter 16-Inch

SilverElfin wrote: post #3

They aren’t US based right? Does that mean tariffs for US shipping? Are these a good pick for a non-programmer who is interested in Linux but intimidated by it?

Have you tried it out?

https://askubuntu.com/questions/629632/can-you-boot-ubuntu-s...

Re: StarFighter 16-Inch

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Post by analog8374 » Wed, May 06, 2026, 2:40 AM UTC

does anybody do built-in trackballs anymore? I really like those.

Re: StarFighter 16-Inch

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Post by operatingthetan » Wed, May 06, 2026, 2:42 AM UTC

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

Re: StarFighter 16-Inch

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Post by miek » Wed, May 06, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC

Excellence. I like everything, and the open warranty is nice: "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."

I'd love to see more than 5 years of updates, but there is so much to love here, I can look past that!

Re: StarFighter 16-Inch

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Post by wtallis » Wed, May 06, 2026, 2:48 AM UTC

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

Re: StarFighter 16-Inch

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Post by zx8080 » Wed, May 06, 2026, 2:51 AM UTC

Same-size cursor keys (with the whole line and without any distinction) is such an ill-design decision. Nice to show in the presentation slide deck, but hard to actually use blindly.

Re: StarFighter 16-Inch

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Post by mnkv » Wed, May 06, 2026, 2:53 AM UTC

analog8374 wrote: post #5

does anybody do built-in trackballs anymore? I really like those.

you mean like the thinkpad trackpoint?