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      Star Labs have now revealed the slick 14" StarBook Mk V Linux laptop

      Liam Dawe · news.movim.eu / GamingOnLinux · Wednesday, 5 May, 2021 - 11:05 · 1 minute

    Ready to drool over new Linux hardware? Star Labs are ready for you to open your wallets to the 14" StarBook Mk V. Now this is the type of laptop model I can get into. A screen that's not too big, a sleek chasis and a reasonable price backed up by some powerful internals along with it being designed for Linux.

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    With the new StarBook Mk V, you get quite a lot more choice too. When it comes to the BIOS, they're now letting you choose between AMI (American Megatrends Inc.) Aptio V and the open source Coreboot. Not only that, you can switch between them any time you want.

    A nice matte screen as standard too with the 14-inch ARC display, with anti-reflective coating that should provide a good experience whever you are. Star Labs say it comes with a hard coating to prevent damage too.

    Some of the specifications on offer:

    Chassis Type II matte black anodised aluminium
    Display 14-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit matte display with IPS technology
    1920x1080 resolution at 157 pixels per inch
    16:9 aspect ratio
    Processor

    2.4GHz dual-core Intel® Core® i3-1110G4
    Turbo Boost up to 4.1GHz, with 6MB Cache

    Configurable to:
    2.8GHz quad-core Intel® Core® i7-1165G7
    Turbo Boost up to 4.7GHz, with 12MB Cache

    Storage

    240GB Over-Provisioned SATA SSD

    Configurable to:
    480GB Over-Provisioned PCIe SSD

    Configurable to:
    960GB Over-Provisioned PCIe SSD

    Configurable to:
    1920GB Over-Provisioned PCIe SSD

    Configurable to:
    500GB Over-Provisioned Gen4 PCIe SSD

    Configurable to:
    1000GB Over-Provisioned Gen4 PCIe SSD

    RAM

    8GB of 3200MHz DDR4 memory

    Configurable to: 64GB of 3200MHz DDR4 memory

    Graphics

    Intel® UHD G4 Graphics

    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics

    When it comes to operating systems you get a lot choice there too between: Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS (64-bit) or later, elementary OS 5.1.7 (64-bit) or later, Linux Mint 20.1 (64-bit) or later, Manjaro 21.0 (64-bit) or later, MX Linux AHS 19.3 (64-bit) or later, Zorin OS 15.2 (64-bit) or later and even Windows.

    Available from £777.00. Check out the official page to find out more and order.

    It's currently in production, which may be delayed due to component shortages worldwide right now. They offer a 5% discount if you order a laptop that's in production and not yet ready.

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