[HN Gopher] Star Labs StarBook - AMD 14" Linux Laptop with coreb...
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Star Labs StarBook - AMD 14" Linux Laptop with coreboot and "Open
warranty"
Author : capableweb
Score : 29 points
Date : 2022-04-14 22:15 UTC (44 minutes ago)
(HTM) web link (starlabs.systems)
(TXT) w3m dump (starlabs.systems)
| humanistbot wrote:
| I love this, but I just can't quit the Thinkpad trackpoint with
| physical mouse buttons between the keyboard and top of the
| touchpad.
| flatiron wrote:
| $930 buys you a heck of a good used thinkpad as well with great
| Linux compatibility.
| BSOhealth wrote:
| Website doesn't work all that great on mobile. But I'd be
| supportive of a Linux laptop that can market itself to regular
| consumers rather than already-converted Linux folks.
| throwaway81523 wrote:
| Looks interesting, starts at $930 which is not too steep vs other
| products in the same space, price of upgrades is not stated which
| is a bit scary. Several Linux distros tested including Ubuntu,
| but Debian is not in the list. Appears to have a non-removable
| battery with nothing said about replacing it. And of course the
| CPU (whether you pick Intel or AMD) is full of blobs, management
| engine, etc. I didn't notice a mention of a built in microphone
| but it is a standard thing to find on laptops, so what I was
| hoping to see was a way to hard disconnect it.
| avrionov wrote:
| If you click on configure, you can see the price of all
| upgrades.
| ilrwbwrkhv wrote:
| How does the touchpad and the 2 finger scroll compare to the
| MacBooks? Having used those I haven't found anything matching
| those.
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