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BadBurger

BadBurger

Is 'That Pure Potato'
Unknown? said:
That is a shame, hopefully they ditch Clevo someday.

I have a StarLabs Starbook and they use their own custom hardware(ditched clevo a few years ago) but if System76 had a 100% open source firmware I might go with them next(or both!).
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I am actually in the market for a new laptop. I haven't had to buy one for years so I am out of the loop. (edit: well, I dabbled with a Macbook a few years ago but it didn't work out well)

Is StarLabs the way to go right now? To put it into perspective - I am using a System76 from like 2017 my company bought me.
 
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Unknown?

Unknown?

Member
BadBurger said:
I am actually in the market for a new laptop. I haven't had to buy one for years so I am out of the loop. (edit: well, I dabbled with a Macbook a few years ago but it didn't work out well)

Is StarLabs the way to go right now? To put it into perspective - I am using a System76 from like 2017 my company bought me.
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StarLabs is pretty good if you ask me, great support, but as a very small company doing their own designs it does take quite a long time for it to ship. I ordered in June last year but didn't ship till December. Supply chain issues were rampant last year though.

I went with them mainly because they were cheaper than System 76 and Purism. Plus Purism doesn't seem to have as powerful hardware as the other two.

That said I love the Starbook. Take a look into it and see if it would be a good fit for your needs. https://us.starlabs.systems/
 
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BadBurger

BadBurger

Is 'That Pure Potato'
Unknown? said:
StarLabs is pretty good if you ask me, great support, but as a very small company doing their own designs it does take quite a long time for it to ship. I ordered in June last year but didn't ship till December. Supply chain issues were rampant last year though.

I went with them mainly because they were cheaper than System 76 and Purism. Plus Purism doesn't seem to have as powerful hardware as the other two.

That said I love the Starbook. Take a look into it and see if it would be a good fit for your needs.
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I suppose I'm not in a rush so I could wait on long fabrication and shipping times. Thanks for the advice.
 
Bitmap Frogs

Bitmap Frogs

Mr. Community
Unknown? said:
That is a shame, hopefully they ditch Clevo someday.

I have a StarLabs Starbook and they use their own custom hardware(ditched clevo a few years ago) but if System76 had a 100% open source firmware I might go with them next(or both!).
Click to expand...

You sure the Starbook isn't an OEM laptop rebranded?

If it isn't wow.
 
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Maiden Voyage

Maiden Voyage

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Bitmap Frogs

Bitmap Frogs

Mr. Community
Maiden Voyage

Maiden Voyage

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