[coreboot] Plans for upcoming Broadwell Thinkpads

[Timothy Pearson]

On 02/07/2015 03:37 PM, Carl-Daniel Hailfinger wrote:
> On 07.02.2015 21:14, Timothy Pearson wrote:
>> So the real question is: are there any AMD notebooks on the market
>> with similar build quality to the old IBM Thinkpads?  I've about had
>> enough of Intel and their monopolistic ways.
>
> I saw AMD-based HP laptops (Probook/Elitebook) and they are nice (if you
> don't mind a miniscule return key on the keyboard). The build quality is
> comparable to newer Thinkpads (sharp edges included). The docking
> options are a bit limited, though.
>
> That said, I do _not_ know if HP is using anything similar to Boot Guard
> on those laptops. Judging from photos of an opened Elitebook 745 G2,
> there are two flash chips next to each other, so either it's some sort
> of Dual BIOS solution or possibly other parity checks or an EC accessing
> both flash chips. Before you spend 1000 USD on such a machine, it would
> be wise to make sure you are not being stopped by any AMD/HP equivalent
> of Boot Guard.
>
> Regards,
> Carl-Daniel
>

We aren't looking at purchasing new laptops right now, but it's almost 
looking like the Chromebook might be one of the best options for a 
machine to run fully open-source software.  Never used one so I don't 
know build quality or horsepower however.

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Timothy Pearson
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