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On 05/01/2017 03:15 PM, Rene Shuster wrote:
Yes Puri.sm has been debunked. Can someone confirm that if you want recent hardware without Intel ME then Chromebooks with MrChromebox.tech SeaBIOS ( https://mrchromebox.tech/#devices ) is the way to go?
No, that is not the way to go. Those machines still require the ME (or a "cleaned" ME) to operate. The "cleaned" ME is still suspect in my book due to the fact that we have no idea what mode the ME hardware is operating in, combined with the fact that Intel would have no responsibility for any data breaches arising from a "cleaned" ME since the hardware is operating in a mode it was never intended to operate in outside of potentially Intel's facilities.
If you want to avoid the ME, you will need to switch to ARM or POWER or use older x86 hardware from the 2012 era. The ARM Chromebooks aren't bad, but I personally find the keyboard and trackpad on the ASUS models lacking.
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