StarFighter 16-Inch

Post by iamcalledrob » Wed, May 06, 2026, 6:43 PM UTC

amne wrote: post #227

iamcalledrob wrote: post #129

Very happy to see a 4K display. Framework take note!

that's actually one thing I don't like but they're essentially forcing you to go 4k for the 10khz pwm. otherwise, why would you want a resolution you're going to scale to 150% or even 200% anyway just to be able to read it anywhere outside? ... and eating into your battery

Post by puzzlingcaptcha » Wed, May 06, 2026, 6:47 PM UTC

mixmastamyk wrote: post #303

puzzlingcaptcha wrote: post #128

FWIW I have had a StarLite Mk IV for three years now and haven't run into a single issue with it (except maybe the speakers being quite poor). Unfortunately the company stopped releasing firmware updates for it soon after they launched Mk V. I don't know if it can be still built from source for the older devices.

Hmm, thought they ship firmware for all recent models at once, though might be mistaken. Are there any fw bugs?

Post by fuzzy2 » Wed, May 06, 2026, 7:21 PM UTC

cromka wrote: post #295

looperhacks wrote: post #169

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They sell to the EU, so they have to follow their regulations. If they don't, the devices can be seized by customs. Tbh there are more issues if they wanted to be compliant with EU regulations. I'm fine that they aren't compliant (they aren't in the EU, after all), but it's something to be aware of when ordering from them.

> They sell to the EU, so they have to follow their regulations. If they don't, the devices can be seized by customs. Seized by customs because they don't offer 2y warranty or include USB charger? No. That's ridiculous. You can import whatever you want.

Post by cromka » Wed, May 06, 2026, 7:23 PM UTC

fuzzy2 wrote: post #355

cromka wrote: post #295

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> They sell to the EU, so they have to follow their regulations. If they don't, the devices can be seized by customs. Seized by customs because they don't offer 2y warranty or include USB charger? No. That's ridiculous. You can import whatever you want.

> You can import whatever you want. Quite the opposite, in fact. When customs finds that any rule, like the CE declaration on electric devices, is broken, they can and will seize such goods. You could of course attempt to circumvent or mislead customs. After all, they don't have the capacity to check all imported goods in-depth. That however would usually be a criminal offense.

Post by Zetaphor » Wed, May 06, 2026, 7:45 PM UTC

nixon_why69 wrote: post #254

danparsonson wrote: post #178

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Unfortunately most of it will likely be HBM and datacenter GPUs and therefore useless for consumers.

Datacenter GPUs are still self contained and speak over pcie though, right? So its a form factor and cooling problem, not an insurmountable one.