Re: Star Lite Linux laptop
Andrew <[email protected]>
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VanguardLH wrote: > VanguardLH <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Tiger Taurus <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> On 2020-09-18 10:06 p.m., VanguardLH wrote: >>>> Tiger Taurus <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Has anyone tried one of these? Any good? >>>>> https://starlabs.systems/pages/lite-mk-iii >>>> >>>> https://www.google.com/search?q=starlab%20lite%20mk%20iii%203%20laptop%20review >>>> >>>> 1st hit: >>>> https://liliputing.com/2020/07/star-lite-mk-iii-linux-laptop-up-for-pre-order-for-426-and-up.html >>>> "... laptop with budget specs." >>>> >>> >>> Thanks, though you'll note that the question wasn't "are there any >>> reviews of this product on the web?" >>> >>> I was asking if anyone who reads this group has had personal experience >>> with it. Rather sassy of you to imply that I don't know how to use a >>> search engine. >> >> I knew you'd come back with that response. >> >> Look at your original inquiry. You did NOT ask if anyone here has used >> the computer. You asked has ANYONE tried one of these. I answered what >> you actually asked. There was what you meant to say, and there is what >> you actually said. > > Here's a guy that has personal experience with the Star Labs MK III: > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aIyQ_XiFYg > > Alas, nope, he doesn't visit here, either. > Interesting video. - he was not happy with the USB port allocations (1 x usb-c and 2 x usb-a instead of vice-versa) - he was unhappy with the Micro-SD slot - the speakers are placed *really* badly - he was not happy that the only available keyboard was UK, not even US. - he thought it insane that the Intel IME was enabled in the bios. There was more to the video of course, but those are the complaints that I remembered. Apart from those issues he liked the beast a lot, and it could handle multiple distributions.