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Tuxedo Launches InfinityBook Max 15: Ryzen AI 9 Linux Laptop with RTX 5070 Graphics (www.techpowerup.com)
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[–] 3 points 1 year ago (7 children)

As you've had experience of actually buying from them I will defer to your experience. I only made an enquiry about Linux compatibility and wasn't satisfied with the response, so I don't have any firsthand experience of their products.

Although I have become somewhat technical after the last few years of using Linux, I find that it stresses me out if I have to spend time hacking things to make them work and my main reasons for choosing it as an OS are ethical.

Ultimately I bought a Star Book from Starlabs, partly for the reasons above but also for the high gamut display and because I wanted Coreboot and no Intel Management Engine. I also didn't want to have to deal with international shipping and they are here in the UK.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    I find that it stresses me out if I have to spend time hacking things to make them work and my main reasons for choosing it as an OS are ethical.

    I feel ya, totally... All those points apply to me, as well.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (5 children)

    Star Book from Starlabs

    I've just checked the notebook, it has awesome specs! I mean, it's very expensive. But it's impressive. From ethical and "software" things like Coreboot to really up-to-date hardware and good display quality. Nice! Something to keep in mind for the future.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    The hardware is lovely! I think they sort of position themselves as the 'macbook pro'' of Linux. They design their own stuff, rather than using off-the-shelf models from Clevo or whoever, which I think most of the other options do, like Tuxedo, Slimbook, PCS etc. They're very good with customer support too. Also very repairable and they still stock parts for their older models, so I'm confident I can get my money's worth out it in the long run :)

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago* (1 child)

    UPDATE: nevermind, found it here: https://starlabs.systems/pages/why-choose-us

    By the way, I don't intend to buy it right away - more like marvel the notebook for a while. But, with regards to disabling Intel's ME - do you see any claims to that on the website? I haven't found anything while briefly skimming through the page, both the main one and the "Tech Specs" tab. I could be wrong, but how I currently understand it, there's the functioning of the CPU itself, and there's the motherboard (e.g. BIOS). How I thought it works, is that Coreboot targets the motherboard, whereas techniques for disabling Intel ME are for the CPU. Do you know?

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