You can run a free OS pretty effortless, but when wanting 100% free software, you have to dig deeper and replace the proprietary BIOS firmware.

  • Pantherina@feddit.de
    2·
    2 年前

    No the NV41MZ for example has no numpad. Its the compact 14in model which I would always choose for my tasks. Maybe not all, but it was the only clevo on like all Europes Ebay. Literally shipped it in from Great Britain

    • alt@lemmy.ml
      2·
      2 年前

      No the NV41MZ for example has no numpad.

      That’s unfortunate.

      but it was the only clevo on like all Europes Ebay. Literally shipped it in from Great Britain

      Honestly, I haven’t done a lot of business on Ebay. So, I don’t know a lot on how much cheaper you might get devices from there. Though, I wonder if it’s a lot cheaper than say this device.

      • Pantherina@feddit.de
        2·
        2 年前

        Damn good find! Not expensive, about double the price I paid but still very reasonable.

        Very funny, they have a Tux bootsplash logo in their Bios??

        And the BIOS really is great, I will miss that on Coreboot I guess. But all the necessary features should be there.

        • alt@lemmy.ml
          1·
          2 年前

          Damn good find! Not expensive, about double the price I paid but still very reasonable.

          Oh lol, that’s a considerable difference. Though I suppose the Intel CPUs on your device probably aren’t 12th gen?

          they have a Tux bootsplash logo in their Bios??

          Who offers that :P ? Did I somehow miss that?

          And the BIOS really is great, I will miss that on Coreboot I guess. But all the necessary features should be there.

          coreboot FTW!