Star Labs · 2024
Star Labs StarLite Mk V
A 0.7 kg Linux-first 2-in-1 with coreboot firmware and out-of-box Ubuntu or Fedora, from about 499 euro. The catch is the N200: light browsing and notes only, 8 GB soldered. As a tiny travel Linux tablet it works; do not ask it to compile anything.
Compiled from public sources and community data, not hands-on tested. What that means.
Best on ubuntu LTS. Confidence: high
Scores
Specs
| CPU | Intel Processor N200 |
|---|---|
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (integrated) |
| RAM | 8 GB (soldered) |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Screen | 12.5" 1920x1080 @ 60Hz |
| Weight | 0.7 kg |
| Battery (real) | ~7 h |
Linux compatibility
- ubuntu-lts Out of the box
- Wi-Fi
- works
- Bluetooth
- works
- Fingerprint
- unknown
- Webcam
- works
- Audio
- works
- Suspend
- works
- fedora Out of the box
- Wi-Fi
- works
- Bluetooth
- works
- Fingerprint
- unknown
- Webcam
- works
- Audio
- works
- Suspend
- works
ubuntu-lts: Intel N200 (Alder Lake-N) tablet/2-in-1 from a Linux-first vendor. Star Labs ships coreboot firmware and the machine is sold with Ubuntu, Fedora and others pre-configured, so the platform side is clean on kernel 6.2 or newer. As a tablet the touch and the magnetic keyboard folio work; pen support depends on the chosen digitiser SKU. No fingerprint reader. The honest limit is the silicon: N200 is an entry chip, 8 GB soldered RAM, fine for a browser, a terminal and notes, slow for anything heavier. 0.7 kg, so it travels well. Star Labs: StarLite product and Linux support →
fedora: Fedora is one of the pre-configured options; Alder Lake-N is fully mainline so it installs and runs clean. Same N200-is-slow caveat as the Ubuntu note.