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title: Suppliers selling Libreboot pre-installed ...
Libiquity
Patrick McDermott, Libiquity's founder, is a former Libreboot developer. Ships to USA only
- Taurinus X200 laptop (FSF RYF certified)
- Libreboot chassis and Libreboot Inside stickers
Home page: https://shop.libiquity.com/
RetroFreedom
Leah Rowe, RetroFreedom's founder, is also Libreboot's founder and is an active Libreboot developer. RetroFreedom is the first company to achieve FSF RYF endorsement on a computer system, and invests money directly into Libreboot using profits from sales.
Ships worldwide, to all countries. Laptops pre-packed ready to ship before sale
Laptops:
- Libreboot X200 laptop (FSF RYF certified)
- Libreboot T400 laptop (FSF RYF certified)
- Libreboot X200 Tablet laptop (FSF RYF certified)
- Libreboot W500 laptop with 1920x1200 screen (FSF RYF pending)
Services:
The company re-opened on 10 November 2020, after closing in early 2020 due to Covid19 pandemic. Some fundamental changes were made to the operation: laptop options greatly simplified, with just 1 configuration per laptop, but a lot more extras included by default. Laptops are now pre-packed and ready to ship before being sold on the website, and so the service is extremely efficient (previously, as with most Libreboot suppliers, laptops were assembled to order, after sale).
More info about the re-launch here: https://retrofreedom.com/company-relaunched/
Home page: https://retrofreedom.com/
Raptor Computing Systems
Raptor Computing Systems (RCS) is the world's first libre OEM, producing systems with libre boot firmware and operating system preinstalled, from the factory.
They the following systems available:
- TALOS™ II
- TALOS™ II Lite (reduced cost version of TALOS™ II)
- Blackbird™ II Lite
NOTE: this isn't technically Libreboot, but the boot firmware is entirely free.
This is the same company that ported the ASUS KFSN4-DRE, KGPE-D16 and KCMA-D8 mainboards to Libreboot. RCS has also helped improve other ports in Libreboot, for instance they added support for switchable graphics on the ThinkPad T400 which Libreboot supports.
Home page: https://www.raptorcs.com/
Vikings
Vikings is the first company to offer hosting on hardware pre-installed with Libreboot and they are also selling the hardware itself to fund the building of their Libreboot-powered datacenter.
Ships worldwide, to all countries.
Routers:
- Libre WNDR3800 Router (FSF RYF pending)
Servers:
Mainboards:
- Vikings D16 mainboard (FSF RYF certified)
Workstations:
- Vikings D16 workstation
- Vikings D8 workstation (FSF RYF certified)
Laptops:
- Vikings X200 laptop (FSF RYF certified)
Home page: https://store.vikings.net/
Other sources
Workshops/hackerspaces
You may have a GNU+Linux User Group, free software workshop or hackerspace near you that can help you with installing Libreboot, for instance.
Sellers on e-commerce platforms
On various e-commerce platforms (such as ebay) and in various countries, you can search for Libreboot and you may find some individual sellers providing Libreboot-preinstalled hardware.
Quality and dependability of these suppliers may differ from the experience from the shops on this web site.
Some of them also provide choice of GNU+Linux distribution, or they may provide services where you can ship your Libreboot-compatible device to them and they would install Libreboot for you.
This can be useful for some people, but due to the nature of these platforms, we cannot link listings since they are regularly deleted due to expiration (some sellers may choose to have longer listings, or renew expired listings).
Notable platforms that might offer Libreboot hardware are eBay, AliExpress, mercado livre (available for several South American countries).
If you are considering purchasing from a supplier on eBay, make sure to read their feedback comments for other products that they sell, and check their seller rating. Don't get duped by a bad seller!