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Review of Gluglug laptops powered by the Slant community.
Gluglug are re-purposed IBM thinkpads (T60/X60) with libreboot installed by default and Trisquel GNU/Linux as the OS.
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Pros
Pro No "Management Engine" backdoor
Gluglug avoids post-2008 Intel chipsets due to the proprietary "Management Engine" which allows remote access to the computer (including the screen, RAM, and storage), and has been exploited to develop low-level rootkits.
Pro Runs Libreboot
The bootloader is totally free from proprietary blobs, giving you total control over what runs on your system.
Pro FSF Respects Your Freedom certified
Gluglugs laptops have been FSF Respects Your Freedom certified since Dec. 2013.
Cons
Con Old
The devices are pretty old IBM laptops, while they do work are definitely not going to be the best performers.