Technoethical X200s Laptop with GNU Boot and GNU/Linux-libre

The Technoethical X200s is a grade A (excellent condition) refurbished 12.1″ fairly modular/customizable Lenovo ThinkPad X200s laptop preinstalled with GNU Boot, the fully free BIOS replacement, and with a fully free GNU/Linux operating system (Trisquel). Enjoy the freedom of having best control of your computing, privacy and security by using the Technoethical X200.

GNU Boot is the fully free BIOS/UEFI replacement endorsed by the FSF. It is based on Coreboot/Libreboot, having the nonfree parts removed and better build system. While most people tend to overlook the importance of having fully free BIOS/UEFI and bootloaders, emphasizing only the need to have a free main operating system, these lower layers of the computer can contain backdoors and security vulnerabilities which have the potential to violate user's freedoms and privacy.

However, the control over your computer with a fully free BIOS is incomplete without a fully free GNU operating system, endorsed by the FSF and other free software organizations like Ceata.  A fully free system doesn't preinstall, host or recommend nonfree software. Thus users can feel protected from the dangers of proprietary world and also feel part of the community which contributes to the advancement of the free digital society. The society which Richard Stallman has envisioned and has been fighting for for more than 30 years.

Technoethical donates part of its income to different free software projecs. We list the donations on the page Technoethical donations.

Technical
CPU	Intel Core 2 Duo SL9300 1.60Ghz, BGA479 (soldered)
RAM	Default 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR3. Upgradable to 8GB.
Storage	120GB, easily detachable and upgradable.
Optical disk drive	N/A, but can be used with the docking station.
Second HDD/SSD	N/A, but can be used with the docking station.
GPU	Intel GMA 4500MHD
Screen	12.1″ 1280×800 TFT LCD
Backlight brightness	Adjustable
Wired network	Gigabit Ethernet
Wireless network	Atheros AR5B95 802.11 a/b/g/n 150Mbps - based on AR9285 - w/ 2 antennas, SISO 1x1:1 - Single-Band 2.4GHz Upgradable to 300Mbps Dual-Band.
Wireless radio kill-switch	Yes
Bluetooth	Yes, v2.1. Upgradable to Bluetooth 4.0 using miniPCIe to USB Adapter.
Pointing device	Pointing stick (no touchpad)
Speakers	1x (mono)
Video ports	1x VGA
Audio ports	1x Stereo headphones 1x Microphone
Peripheral ports	3x USB 2.0
Expansion slots	1x ExpressCard/54
Card reader	5-in-1 card reader slot
Battery	Extended battery, design capacity 60 Wh, actual capacity min 30 Wh
Power adapter	65W, 110-240V input, 20V output
Power cable plug	Depending on the country standard (default: Type F, CEE 7/4 plug)
Power-on button	1x On keyboard
Weight	1.7 Kg
BIOS	Proprietary BIOS is replaced with Libreboot
Freedom&privacy	- Intel Management Engine (ME) firmware removed - compatibility with Atheros based Wi-Fi miniPCIe cards
Operating system	Fully free GNU/Linux distribution Trisquel

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