Looks fantastic but I can't do 16:9 anymore.
StarBook 14-inch
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Re: StarBook 14-inch
#242This is like the Framework laptop but it's a UK-based company that has been around for years, and with an explicit focus on Linux compatibility to boot. I'm surprised I haven't come across them before as I've been looking for Linux-compatible laptops for years. They do some things better than Framework such as supporting Ryzen processors, and seem a bit cheaper overall. The battery life seems like it would be better.…
> They do some things better than Framework such as supporting Ryzen processors
For some weird reason if you pick a non-english keyboard you can only pick the i7-1165G7 (which IMHO is the worst proposal of the three available if you pick an english keyboard).
Re: StarBook 14-inch
#243One thing I'm very happy to see on their configuration page is the choice of keyboard layout. It feels like most companies assume that you must want the standard layout for the country you're currently living in, when personally I just want a us layout. Do wish they had some more options for the display, but still looks like a pretty compelling and reasonably priced product.
I find it disappointing that non US/UK keyboard layout adds 200€ to the price. Surely the extra cost they have is a small fraction of that.
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#244Running this website without JS is pretty funny: > Intel® Core® 0 th generation processors > Ryzen™ 0 processor > Up to 0 GB 3200MHz memory And so on.
"No Javascript? You must be one of them Luddites. Well, have I got the machine for you..."
Re: StarBook 14-inch
#245Tangantially related, I remember reading the Asahi Linux wiki [0], and was shocked by this statement about Apple Silicon machines. It's fascinating that Apple has a reputation for being anti-libre, yet the hardware they built is arguably very libre-friendly. > This puts them somewhere between x86 PCs and a libre-first system like the Talos II in terms of freedom to replace firmware and boot components; while a number…
>yet the hardware they built is arguably very libre-friendly Well they're already in legal trouble for abusing their iOS market dominance with the new EU proposed legislation, they know the tides are turning against big tech, so they didn't lock down the MacBooks preemptively to brace themselves for what's coming, not because Apple has somehow now become a FOSS supporter. Before you applaud Apple for being too libre…
> Also, as a curiosity, why is every thread related to a X86 news, need to bring in the Apple M1 fan army and bang their drums?
Because this thread isn't about x86 news; it's about a laptop. And Apple makes laptops, which have the M1 chip in them. It's completely fair to discuss them, especially because one of the selling points of TFA is that it supports coreboot.
Re: StarBook 14-inch
#246Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yes you can. You need to use Configurator to do it. It has been confirmed by iFixit. It’s the same as the Mac Pro was: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210626 . You can’t just swap a disk. You have to actually re-pair it with the crypto and then reprovision it and recovery etc. Again Linus doesn’t know what he’s doing. Another influencer confirming my point. This is not a PC. That’s where the assumption goes wrong.
You're making a confusion between replacing and upgrading. He showed you CAN replace the SSD modules but only with identic size ones, but you CAN'T upgrade to bigger ones as that triggers the firmware lock. Watch the video he posted he tried what you mentioned.
Literally nobody on YouTube, certainly not Linus, has attempted to upgrade the storage modules with a supported configuration that the machine is shipped from the factory with.
There isn't a single other SSD controller on the market that knows how to work with arbitrary quantities of NAND flash chips because it's an unnecessary engineering challenge, I don't know why anybody thinks it's remotely reasonable to expect Apple's to be different.
Re: StarBook 14-inch
#247Reminds me of ThinkPads. Way too thick for my taste. I'd rather get rid of HDMI and USB-A ports in favor of thinness.
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#248Earlier quoted context omitted.
I do not count Thinkpad as open enough to be in the same segment anymore. I have owned many generations of them and some are still in use but will not be getting a newer one the way things look now. One practical aspect is how they are very inconsistent in making crucial firmware updates available. In theory, they're on fwupd/LVFS. In practice, that can lag behind by months or even years and the only way to get neces…
It is only the trackpoint that locked me on ThinkPad. There is IMHO clearly a user base that would be willing to move away from Lenovo only if they could get an open replacement for that single part...
Yeah me too. Apparently there were other laptops (dell? hp?) with trackpoints too, but not anymore.
Re: StarBook 14-inch
#249I know the people working on Asahi Linux don’t have things perfect yet, but it runs on an M1 Air. That machine claims 18 hours of battery life (in some tests, MacOS) and gets 14.5-16.5 hours depending on who tests it. The StarBook claims 10 and probably achieves less (everyone does). The base specs are roughly comparable, except i3 vs M1 and the high resolution screen on the Mac. The site is quoting me $883 vs $999.…
It runs, without full GPU support (at the moment no 3d acceleration at all If I am not mistaken), and you have to use Asahi Linux, not your favorite distro (yet). Also many of us doesn't want to give our money to Apple.
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#250Earlier quoted context omitted.
What use is all those perks for those of us, if the apps we use for work and play are not compiled for M1 nor web based? Meanwhile my "inferior" x86 machine can run everything I need to use. Why do people insist you need to buy a Ferrari when your work or lifestyle requires an F-150? Therefore, back to my original question, why do M1 fans need go off topic on every X86 article and spray the same things over and over…
Genuinely wondering, why specifically do you need x86? Some legacy software? Is the compatibility layer not working (Rosetta or how is it called?)?
I need to run Windows video games (new and vintage), Linux tools for penetration testing and windows and Linux tools for embedded development and reverse engineering none of which have M1 ports.
On top of the software I can't run on M1, I can't stand, from an ergonomic perspective, MacOS's rigid opinionated workflow and Apple's stance on upgradability, repairability and general environmental unfriendliness, plus their pricing on RAM and NAND storage wich have two to four times the markups I can gen get on the free market for the Framework (RAM and Storage are more important to me than screaming M1 performance) but that's besides the point, my main point is that I can't run my software and tools on the M1, so I don't understand why everyone on HN wants to crucify you for using X86 instead of M1.