It is our pleasure to announce that the Star Labs StarBook Horizon is officially certified for Qubes OS Release 4!

The Star Labs StarBook Horizon

The Star Labs StarBook Horizon is a 13.4-inch laptop featuring open-source coreboot firmware, up to 32 GB of memory, Wi-Fi kill switch, integrated webcam cover, as well as extensive firmware controls for fan, power, security, boot behavior, and more.

Qubes-certified options

The configuration options required for Qubes certification are detailed below.

Base Configuration

• Certified: Standard (Intel Core i3-N305)

• The Plus configuration (Intel Core i5-1334U) has not yet been certified. As of this writing, we have not yet received the unit for testing, but we currently do not anticipate any significant barriers to eventual certification.

Storage

• Certified: All of the available options in these sections

Operating System

• Certified: Qubes OS 4.3.1 or newer (within Release 4).

• Releases older than 4.3.1 are not certified.

• You may choose either to have Star Labs preinstall Qubes OS for you, or you may choose to install Qubes OS yourself. This choice does not affect certification.

Disclaimers

• As mentioned above, the “Plus” base configuration (Intel Core i5-1334U) has not yet been certified. As of this writing, we have not yet received the unit for testing, but we currently do not anticipate any significant barriers to eventual certification.

What is Qubes-certified hardware?

Qubes-certified hardware is hardware that has been certified by the Qubes developers as compatible with a specific major release of Qubes OS. All Qubes-certified devices are available for purchase with Qubes OS preinstalled. Beginning with Qubes 4.0, in order to achieve certification, the hardware must satisfy a rigorous set of requirements, and the vendor must commit to offering customers the very same configuration (same motherboard, same screen, same BIOS version, same Wi-Fi module, etc.) for at least one year.

Qubes-certified computers are specific models that are regularly tested by the Qubes developers to ensure compatibility with all of Qubes’ features. The developers test all new major versions and updates to ensure that no regressions are introduced.

It is important to note, however, that Qubes hardware certification certifies only that a particular hardware configuration is supported by Qubes. The Qubes OS Project takes no responsibility for any vendor’s manufacturing, shipping, payment, or other practices, nor can we control whether physical hardware is modified (whether maliciously or otherwise) en route to the user.