Bootstrap workflow
Laptop to use at work (DZNE)
The budget is probably 2000 EUR.
At least OpenBSD and Rocky Linux (sic.) should be able to run on it.
Also see my notes in jasniac:system/
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Librem 14 | ThinkPad P14s | ThinkPad X13s | Apple M1/2 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
CPU arch. | Intel Core i7 | AMD Ryzen 5 PRO | Snapdragon 8cx | Apple ARM |
firmware | coreboot | proprietary | proprietary | proprietary |
GPU | Intel HD Graphics | AMD Radeon | Qualcomm Adreno | Apple |
storage | NVMe M.2 >=250 GB | NVMe <= 2 TB | PCIe SSD <= 1 TB | |
memory | 8--32 GiB | <= 32 GiB | <= 32 GiB | |
Wi-Fi | Atheros 802.11n | Qualcomm (Wifi6) | 802.11ax (Wifi6) | 802.11ax (Wifi6) |
Ethernet | RJ45, Gbit | RJ45 | via USB-C | via USB-C |
audio | mini jack | mini jack | mini jack | mini jack |
docking | third party | USB-C ? | USB-C | third party |
------------- | ----------------- | ----------------- | ----------------- | ----------------- |
OpenBSD | yes | yes (for arch) | yes (for arch) | |
Rocky Linux | presumable | surely | partly | |
preinstalled | GNU/Linux | Ubuntu, RHEL, Win | Windows | MacOS |
------------- | ----------------- | ----------------- | ----------------- | ----------------- |
price from | 1370 EUR | 1600 EUR | 1200 EUR | 1200 EUR |
price up to | 1900 EUR | 1800 EUR | 1900 EUR | |
waranty up to | 3 yr | 3 yr | 3 yr | |
sustainable | maybe | maybe | maybe not | maybe not |
ThinkPad P14s
This is maybe the best choice, but check for OpenBSD ([x] means OK, [!] means not OK):
- [.] AMD Ryzen 5 PRO
- [.] Qualcomm 802.11ax iwx(4), but "Intel" ???
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dock (any USB-C works, 2 screens?)
For the rest it looks fine.