Group: Hardware/Computers/Laptops/Laptops with fatal flaws/Chromebooks

== Comparison ==
{| class="wikitable"  border="1"
! Brand and Model
! Type
! Proprietary Components that are really hard to replace
! Proprietary Components that could be replaced with some work
! Proprietary Components that can be avoided 
! Compatible BIOS Replacements
! Compatible 100 % Free software distributions
! Availability
|-
! Chromebook Pixel
| Thin notebook
|
* ME.bin: runs inside the Management engine. Very dangerous for security/privacy. signed. The laptop probably won't execute any code on the x86 CPU without it(Intel IVYBRIDGE chipset).
* CPU microcode?
|
* MRC.bin: RAM controller initialization, runs on the main CPU.
|
|
* Coreboot with uboot as payload by default.
|
* ?
|
* Available new.
* Available in USA, UK, and probably other countries.
|-
! Samsung Series 3 Chromebook
| Thin notebook
|
* Required BL1: proprietary and signed.
|
|
* Wi-Fi needs non-free firmware<ref>.Issues [https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=315225] [https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=270166] show it uses the mwifiex_sdio driver, same chip provides Bluetooth probably also requiring non-free firmware.</ref><br/>Could be avoided by using an USB wifi card [https://www.fsf.org/resources/hw/endorsement/respects-your-freedom that is RYF certified].
| 
* Coreboot?
* Uboot.
|
* ?
|
* Available new…
* …in which countries?
|}

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* Add other Coreboot Chromebooks
* Add gdium-->

== References ==
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[[Category:Laptops]]