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I can sort of understand this sentiment, which is why I would instead encourage people to support https://minifree.org https://minifree.org. Same hardware, but
by ThatGeoGuy 10y ago
I can sort of understand this sentiment, which is why I would instead encourage people to support https://minifree.org https://minifree.org. Same hardware, but you know the software is under your control.
Want everything Lenovo laptops have to offer, but with software you the user can read and control? I don't have one myself, but I've heard good things, and X200s are not so old as to be unusable, especially with Linux.
- eatbitseveryday 10y ago>> Since Lenovo preinstalled spyware/malware they can no longer be trusted. > support https://minifree.org https://minifree.org. Same hardware, but you know the software is under your control. Maybe this is purely my own sentiment, but the manufacturer can install whatever it wants, so long as it's just on the disk. I buy the laptop for the hardware, not the software. If their behavior in doing this implicates them doing worse things, such as malware on device firmware or in the BIOS, or system management mode code, then one would be right to avoid this.
- swissoak 10y agoExactly that happened on Lenovo laptops. There was BIOS level code that re-installed malware/spyware on your laptop even if you formatted and reinstalled from scratch or used an entirely new hard drive.