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Bikeshedding, or why I want to build a laptop

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224 points cspags | 3 comments | 01 Dec 25 01:08 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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doublextremevil ◴[07 Dec 25 00:19 UTC] No.46177977[source]▶
the whole pc laptop industry really is an embarrassment right now. It has been 5 years since the M1 Macbook release, and there is no real equivalent. I'm on a thinkpad x9, which might be the closest I've seen, but the cpu performance just isn't as good.
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1. spaniard89277 ◴[07 Dec 25 01:47 UTC] No.46178465[source]▶
Starlabs is pretty close IMO
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2. justinparus ◴[07 Dec 25 01:54 UTC] No.46178499[source]▶
Have you bought one?
3. sroerick ◴[07 Dec 25 02:48 UTC] No.46178721[source]▶
I bought the StarLabs tablet, and it was... Okay.

The tablet itself has been good. The firmware support is good. The charger died, and the keyboard case is on its last legs. I had to solder the pins back on to keep it working. It's an acceptable keyboard case, but the 'a' key doesn't work super well. Still a decent product, particularly for a Linux convertable, but definitely not something I would give my dad.