[1] https://support.starlabs.systems/kb/faqs/ami-aptio-v-vs-core...
[1] https://support.starlabs.systems/kb/faqs/ami-aptio-v-vs-core...
> Due to how lightweight coreboot is, it will offer better performance and lower power consumption. For example, the LabTop Mk IV combined with coreboot will offer approximately 8% more performance and around 20% longer battery life (with a record of 13 hours and 42 minutes for general use).
(1) signed open source
(2) unsigned open source
(3) signed proprietary
(4) unsigned proprietary
In some cases I might rank #3 as the worst option if it prevents me from editing the firmware binary (to fix a security bug myself or to remove tracking info like a serial number), reverse engineering the firmware to verify it (because signed code is often encrypted as well), or installing alternate firmware that might be more secure.