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nextos
3548 days ago
Chromebook C201 is very recent (currently sold new), supercheap (<$200), and can run not only Libreboot, but completely blob-free. Not even CPU microcode is needed.
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mamon
3548 days ago
Is it possible to put bigger hard drive in it? 16GB is very limiting.
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awqrre
3547 days ago
apparently, it has an eMMC soldered to the motherboard instead of a HDD/SSD...
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cbhl
3548 days ago
Do you need a binary blob to run the RockChip GPU though?
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TD-Linux
3548 days ago
You get full 2D from the Linux kernel, but yeah the 3D GPU is Mali, so no luck if you need OpenGL (in hardware).
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pgeorgi
3548 days ago
Unlike the ME/PSP situation (signed binaries for a coprocessor that decide whether to turn on your CPU) this can be fixed with enough effort and grit.
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