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ThomasAH is offline ThomasAH
2017-10-11 , 12:52
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#156
Originally Posted by Venemo View Post
Since I can already run Linux on better hardware cheaper, I don't really see the point of the Purism laptops.
Where Purism laptops differ from laptops by other manufacturers is that they have their own custom built firmware called coreboot as a replacement for proprietary BIOS/UEFIs. Through this they've implemented a workaround to neutralize Intel's ME (you know, that horrible privacy breaching security hole in your Intel laptop).

According to their article Purism can't fully disable the ME (yet), but I personally still think it is a considerable plus against any other laptop (manufacturer) that they see it as their mission to fully disable the ME.
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