Group: Hardware/History/Laptops Comparison

Introduction

Brand and Model	Type	Required and Optional Proprietary "BIOS Replacement" Components	Required and Optional Proprietary Components for Peripherals	Compatible BIOS Replacements	Compatible 100% Free software distributions	Availability
Lemote 8089D	Netbook	None	None	Pmon Grub2 ?	gNewsense ? Parabola ?	?
Lemote 8101B	Netbook	None	None	Pmon Grub2	gNewsense Parabola	?

Brand and Model	Type	Required and Optional Proprietary "BIOS Replacement" Components	Required and Optional Proprietary Components for Peripherals	Compatible BIOS Replacements	Compatible 100% Free software distributions	Availability
Lenovo X60	light/compact Notebook	With coreboot: Optional VGA BIOS rom(No graphics during boot without it, but as soon as linux-libre loads the i915 driver, graphics start working). CPU Microcode ?	The default Wifi Card is from intel and require non-free firmware, replace that card.	The default non-free BIOS can be replaced with Coreboot v4 (warning: complicated procedure)	Trisquel 5.5 and 6.0 Parabola	Easy to find Second hand

someone needs to write free replacement for some parts

Brand and Model	Type	Required and Optional Proprietary "BIOS Replacement" Components	Required and Optional Proprietary Components for Peripherals	Compatible BIOS Replacements	Compatible 100% Free software distributions	Availability
Lemote Loongson 3A notebook	Notebook	Ati VGA BIOS/Option Rom Required to have graphics, someone needs to write a free replacement for that.	Probably optional ATI microcode for the GPU (no acceleration without it).	Pmon	?	should be available new (I've not tried to buy one though)
Lenovo T60 (With ATI GPU)	Notebook	With coreboot: Ati VGA BIOS/Option Rom Required to have graphics CPU Microcode ?	The default Wifi Card is from intel and require non-free firmware, replace that card.	The default non-free BIOS can be replaced with Coreboot v4 (warning: complicated procedure) Probalby optional ATI microcode for the GPU(No 3D without it).	Trisquel 5.5 and 6.0 Parabola	Easy to find Second hand
Lenovo X201	Small notebook	ME.bin(Runs on another CPU, The Management engine,very hard to replace and very dangerous(it runs AMT)) Optional? VGA Bios CPU Microcode ?	The default wifi card is from Intel and requires nonfree firmware, replace it.	The default non-free BIOS can be replaced with Coreboot v4 (warning: complicated procedure)	Trisquel 5.5 and 6.0 ? Parabola ?	Second hand

Brand and Model	Type	Required and Optional Proprietary "BIOS Replacement" Components	Required and Optional Proprietary Components for Peripherals	Compatible BIOS Replacements	Compatible 100% Free software distributions	Availability
OLPC XO-1	Small notebook	VSA(LGPL) cannot be built with free software yet.	Internal Wifi card require a non-free firmware.	Free BIOS Replacement(which one?)	?
Chromebook Pixel	Thin notebook	MRC.bin( Ram controller initialization, run on the main CPU) ME.bin(Runs on another CPU, The Management engine, very dangerous(used for AMT in some other devices)) Optional non-free VGA BIOS(has a free replacement in coreboot) CPU Microcode ?	None	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.	Wifi needs nonfree firmware (issues [1] [2] show it uses the mwifiex_sdio driver), same chip provides Bluetooth probably also requiring nonfree firmware	Coreboot? Uboot	?	Available new In which countries?