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System76 is a good option if you want modern, performant hardware that runs Coreboot.

- https://system76.com

- https://github.com/system76/coreboot

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Don't the System76 machines have way more binary blobs though?

As of a year ago they couldn't remove ME on them. I don't know if anything has changed since.

Yes, but NVIDIA + Coreboot is firmware hell. I have a GalagoPro and won't be buying another S76 machine because of the experience.

What problems did you experience?

S76 machines don't come with Windows drivers. They also require custom firmware packages on every distro except POP OS. Coreboot BIOS has almost no options available to the users via UI.

NVIDIA is still broken on Linux and even moreso with S76 + Coreboot. Sleep does not work. S76 firmware required to change to hybrid, compute, or integrated mode for graphics card.

Is there a way to get these machines:

- without the branding in such large font? (I understand it's an important form of advertising for small companies). - with a touchpad that has actual physical buttons?

Same questions for framework laptops if anyone knows.

A sticker or a "skin" might solve the first concern?

My lemp10 just has stickers for the System76 logo; one letter has worn off already.

NovaCustom also sells some of the same laptops with coreboot (there are a few differences in the configurations, but it's close), and you can choose a custom logo or no branding at all. Unfortunately, there's no option for a touchpad with physical buttons.

Purism sells laptops without a branding, but also without actual touchpad buttons.

Tuxedo gives you the option to order their laptops with either the Tuxedo logo, a custom logo, or no logo. I ordered the InfinityBook Pro 14 Gen7 without any logo and it looks really clean.

I haven't checked Coreboot support before, but now found: https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en/Infos/Help-Support/Freque...

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