Brand and Model
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Type
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Proprietary Components that are really hard to replace
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Proprietary Components that could be replaced with some work
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Proprietary Components that can be avoided
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Compatible BIOS Replacements
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Compatible 100 % Free software distributions
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Availability
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Lenovo X201
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Small notebook
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- ME.bin: runs inside the Management engine. Very dangerous for security/privacy. signed. The laptops boots and freeze about 30min after without it.
- CPU microcode?
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- The default Wi-Fi card is from Intel and requires non-free firmware, the card can be replaced.
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- Trisquel 5.5 and 6.0 ?
- Parabola ?
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Second hand
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Chromebook Pixel
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Thin notebook
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- 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.
- CPU microcode?
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- MRC.bin: RAM controller initialization, runs on the main CPU.
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- Coreboot with uboot as payload by default.
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- Available new.
- Available in USA, UK, and probably other countries.
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Samsung Series 3 Chromebook
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Thin notebook
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- Required BL1: proprietary and signed.
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- Wi-Fi needs non-free firmware (issues [1] [2] show it uses the mwifiex_sdio driver), same chip provides Bluetooth probably also requiring non-free firmware. Could be avoided by using an USB wifi card that is RYF certified.
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- Available new…
- …in which countries?
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