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·
      1 year ago

      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
        2·
        1 year ago

        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·
          1 year ago

          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
            1·
            1 year ago

            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!

      • alt
        1·
        1 year ago

        Thanks, true!

        😉

        The people from Novacustom are very nice.

        Agreed. They definitely are.