So I spoke to the StarLabs folks and the 96% max charge is apparently by design to protect the battery.

#StarLabs #StarLite #mkIV #linux #laptop #tablet #battery

Another observation, having charged it to capacity twice now and let it discharge fully once:

The battery only charges up to 96% and dies at 2%.

Not the worst possible thing but I would expect a new device to charge to 100% and die at 1%. The former likely more important than the latter.

Hope the battery doesn’t have the same journey that the one on my StarLabs Mk IV did – it dies at around 65% or so after two years.

#StarLabs #StarLite #mkIV #linux #laptop #tablet #battery

Framework #Laptop 13 To See A #RISC-V #Motherboard Option

source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Framework-Laptop-RISC-V-Board

"This Mainboard is extremely compelling, but we want to be clear that in this generation, it is focused primarily on enabling developers, tinkerers, and hobbyists to start testing and creating on RISC-V. The peripheral set and performance aren’t yet competitive with our Intel and AMD-powered Framework Laptop Mainboards. This board also has soldered memory and uses #MicroSD cards and #eMMC for storage, both of which are limitations of the processor. It is a great way to start playing with RISC-V though inside of a thin, light, refined laptop. The Mainboard will be able to drop into any Framework Laptop 13 chassis or into the Cooler Master Mainboard Case. DeepComputing is also working closely with the teams at Canonical and #RedHat to ensure Linux support is solid through #Ubuntu and #Fedora."

#cpu #hardware #news #linux #foss #floss

Framework Laptop 13 To See A RISC-V Motherboard Option

Framework Computer Inc announced today that they have been working with DeepComputing on a partner-developed RISC-V motherboard for the Framework Laptop 13.

^{www.phoronix.com}

🚩 DC-ROMA RISC-V LAPTOP II

Octa-core RISC-V CPU
Ubuntu Pre-installed
SpacemiT K1 SoC

Starts at $399 USD + Customs Duties as Applicable

"Pre-orders for the DC-ROMA RISC-V Laptop II will open on June 18."

Overview
https://deepcomputing.io/product/dc-roma-risc-v-laptop-ii

Store
https://store.deepcomputing.io/products/dc-roma-laptop-ii-risc-v-laptop-with-octa-core-cpu-pre-sale

Article 1
https://riscv.org/news/2024/06/worlds-first-risc-v-laptop-gets-a-massive-upgrade-and-equips-with-ubuntu

Article 2
https://www.theregister.com/2024/06/13/riscv_laptop_ubuntu

#DeepComputing #RISCV #Laptop #Ubuntu #Linux #Computing #SWDev #HWDev

World's first RISC-V laptop with Ubuntu preloaded touts AI smarts and octa-core chip

Might be more of a paper tiger given it runs at 2 GHz and has just 2 TOPS

^{Matthew Connatser (The Register)}