Has anyone ever bought a Starlabs laptop?
They seem to ship really decent hardware with open firmware, high resolution & high refresh rate displays, proper Linux support, physical camera switches and fair prices for RAM & storage upgrades.
Discussion
i chose my laptop based mainly on reviews by https://www.notebookcheck.net/ and https://www.ultrabookreview.com/
i like having a database of detailed reviews that allow me to do apples to apples comparisons between different models tested using same methodology
but mine is an RTX 4090 gaming laptop. i don't know how relevant performance torture tests and thermal images are for your use case.
my main issue with the first RTX 4090 laptop i got was that i kept burning my hand on it while playing because it got so hot during game play - i had to return it and do proper research before getting a replacement that included thermal images of the keyboard under load with temperature measurements at WASD keys.
by swapping from Acer Triton 17X to Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 i was able to get less throttling, quieter fans AND keyboard temps went from scorching hot to barely warm ( all at the same time ) - a huge improvement well worth the ASUS tax for me.
and worth the lengthy research.
I know these review sites. They usually don't focus all that much on open firmware and the ability to disable Intel/AMD management engines. They cover Starlabs and similar niche devices but they don't review them.
you should start a website called "Linux Laptop Review" or something.
i mean i have no idea what you're trying to achieve but apparently you do.
if nobody has the information you seek then you should offer it yourself.