What do you mean by no alternative?
I use a 1 inch thick Thinkpad that's almost a decade old because it runs Libreboot. There is an alternative, but you need to be in the mindset where freedom is more important than hardware.
You could drive across country right now without a cell phone, just buy a Rand McNally road atlas. That's all you need.
You won't... because it would require you to pay attention to signs and exits, instead of having Google Maps do all that for you.
Serious question. Freedom / open computing
, or
Spiffy hardware.
Pick one. This is where we are right now.