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Star Labs is making what you're looking for with their StarFighter laptop, although you'll be paying MacBook Pro like pricing for it (and delivery would be in M

by lhl 4y ago

Star Labs is making what you're looking for with their StarFighter laptop, although you'll be paying MacBook Pro like pricing for it (and delivery would be in March at the earliest): https://us.starlabs.systems/pages/starfighter https://us.starlabs.systems/pages/starfighter

nortonham 4y ago
starblabs look great. Great specs, coreboot, support for many linux distros....but I'm still waiting on my starbook mk VI since about last sping. It's frustrating, but I know they've had problems in the supply chain. I'm happy to support a company like that obviously, but it's still frustrating.
happymellon 4y ago
This does look amazing. System76 should work with these guys as they are doing what System76 should be doing with their laptops.
lighttower 4y ago
I wish they'd get rid of the DC charging jack. I'd rather have 2 USB C ports
- xearl 4y ago
  they (starlabs) charge via usb-c and have two usb-c ports.
Fnoord 4y ago
No magsafe. 5 years of updates is lower than macOS (I am on 7 on my MBP 2015). The recent MBPs sport 5 nm ARM and MiniLED display. Looks like they do a lot of things right though.
- thrtythreeforty 4y ago
  Magsafe is patented and will be for a while. Don't hold out too much hope.
  - Beltalowda 4y ago
    Looks like it will expire in 2025, so not too long.
    - dietr1ch 4y ago
      Patents are too damn long in tech. I wish USB-C had shorter magnetic connectors
  - virtualritz 4y ago
    Just get some of these magnetic attachments for your USB-C [1]. I use them on all my USB gadgets now. [1] https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004883987830.html https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004883987830.html
- lhl 4y ago
  The MBP is designed and manufactured by the richest company in the world. You'd expect their quality and polish to be better - and on the hardware side it is. On the flip side, the OS/software seems to get worse with each release, markup on storage and memory are absurd and you aren't able to upgrade or repair any components, and you trade any quality of life wins with ever-increasing anti-consumer lock-in/policies... So the trade-off is up to you.
- goosedragons 4y ago
  That's 5 years of updates to the firmware. Not the OS. You configure it with something like Ubuntu LTS and you're good until 2032 with regards to OS security updates. And I wouldn't be surprised if the 32.04 LTS ran on it too whereas a comparable MBP will have been dropped by a couple years prior.

by lhl 4y ago

nortonham 4y ago

starblabs look great. Great specs, coreboot, support for many linux distros....but I'm still waiting on my starbook mk VI since about last sping. It's frustrating, but I know they've had problems in the supply chain. I'm happy to support a company like that obviously, but it's still frustrating.

happymellon 4y ago

This does look amazing. System76 should work with these guys as they are doing what System76 should be doing with their laptops.

lighttower 4y ago

I wish they'd get rid of the DC charging jack. I'd rather have 2 USB C ports

xearl 4y ago
they (starlabs) charge via usb-c and have two usb-c ports.

Fnoord 4y ago

No magsafe. 5 years of updates is lower than macOS (I am on 7 on my MBP 2015). The recent MBPs sport 5 nm ARM and MiniLED display. Looks like they do a lot of things right though.

thrtythreeforty 4y ago
Magsafe is patented and will be for a while. Don't hold out too much hope.
- Beltalowda 4y ago
  Looks like it will expire in 2025, so not too long.
  - dietr1ch 4y ago
    Patents are too damn long in tech. I wish USB-C had shorter magnetic connectors
- virtualritz 4y ago
  Just get some of these magnetic attachments for your USB-C [1]. I use them on all my USB gadgets now. [1] https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004883987830.html https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004883987830.html
lhl 4y ago
The MBP is designed and manufactured by the richest company in the world. You'd expect their quality and polish to be better - and on the hardware side it is. On the flip side, the OS/software seems to get worse with each release, markup on storage and memory are absurd and you aren't able to upgrade or repair any components, and you trade any quality of life wins with ever-increasing anti-consumer lock-in/policies... So the trade-off is up to you.
goosedragons 4y ago
That's 5 years of updates to the firmware. Not the OS. You configure it with something like Ubuntu LTS and you're good until 2032 with regards to OS security updates. And I wouldn't be surprised if the 32.04 LTS ran on it too whereas a comparable MBP will have been dropped by a couple years prior.