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StarBook Horizon Linux Laptop Now on Sale with 32GB RAM, Wi-Fi 6E, and Coreboot (9to5linux.com)
submitted 5 months ago by cm0002@literature.cafe to c/linux@programming.dev
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Linux hardware vendor StarLabs announced today that its StarBook Horizon Linux-powered laptop is now on sale as a 13-inch Coreboot notebook designed for privacy and as a daily driver.

Featuring a 6061 aluminium chassis with a sand-blasted Pantone 433 finish, StarBook Horizon is powered by an Intel Alder Lake i3-N305 processor with 8 cores, 8 threads, 7W TDP, Intel UHD graphics, and 1.00 GHz clock speed, and features 32 GB 4800MT/s LPDDR5 onboard memory and 2TB Gen3 PCIe M2 2280 SSD storage.

The StarBook Horizon laptop comes with a 13.4-inch LED-backlit display featuring IPS technology, a 2520×1680 resolution at 226 pixels per inch, a 90Hz refresh rate, a 3:2 aspect ratio, 500cd/m² brightness, a 1500:1 contrast ratio, and a pre-installed privacy screen protector.

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[–] gianni@lemmy.ca 16 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That processor though, my goodness.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago

IKR, wow, 32 GB of DDR5 ram (at today's prices) being run by a gerbil wheel.

[–] schwim@piefed.zip 10 points 5 months ago

$1000 for what amounts to the processing power of a netbook with a 13 inch screen is robbery.

[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 8 points 5 months ago

An i3-N305 in a regular laptop form factor for $1100? I’m good.