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As far as I can see, the T440p is the latest Thinkpad to support Coreboot/skulls.

If I wanted something newer (say, something from 2019-2022 or so) under $400, what could I even get? I want to run my own choice of linux distribution on it, so most chromebooks are out of the question (also I'd like something more powerful and upgradeable).

Thanks.

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[–] mmstick 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Every Intel-based System76 laptop ships day one with Coreboot firmware preinstalled. The System76 firmware interface is also written in Rust using Redox libraries.

[–] MigratingtoLemmy 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Thanks, it's just that they are a bit expensive. But I'll look towards the second-hand market.

[–] warmaster 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That extra money is what pays for that and other improvements. It would be cheaper for them to use an AMI BIOS.

[–] MigratingtoLemmy 1 points 1 year ago
[–] mmstick 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can ask on the System76 subreddit

[–] MigratingtoLemmy 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks, will do