Uk · Tom's Hardware
New Linux StarFighter laptop family announces starting at $1,878
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Star Labs Systems, a UK-based Linux hardware startup, has finally launched the StarFighter laptop, a high-performance laptop built with premium materials and designed primarily to run a Linux operating system.
Key facts
- This laptop starts at $1,878, with a 16-inch 165Hz QHD matte display paired with an Intel Core Ultra 5 125H and 32GB of LPDDR5x memory
- Star Labs Systems’ production updates only went back as far as July 2025, when they apologized for the delays on the January 2025 pre-orders
- This device had to go through a grueling journey, having been first announced on the r/linuxhardware subreddit in November 2022 with either an Intel 12th-gen or Ryzen 6000 series processor
- The next update arrived in February 2023, when the lead time was extended by another four to five months, with some community members commenting on their doubts about Star Labs’ ability to deliver
Summary
Unfortunately, the StarFighter uses soldered RAM, so users cannot upgrade it down the road, but you can upgrade its storage if you need more space down the road. This device had to go through a grueling journey, having been first announced on the r/linuxhardware subreddit in November 2022 with either an Intel 12th-gen or Ryzen 6000 series processor and an estimated delivery timeline of three to four months. The commenters’ concerns were valid, especially as the timeline for the StarFighter laptop kept on extending. After going back to their original supplier, everything went back on track with multiple updates every month regarding the progress of the device.