User talk:MrNuke/LTS Candidates
This page contains a series of potential candidates for a new Long-Term SUpport laptop.
Requirements:
RYF-certifiable
All blobs can be replaced with reasonable effort. The project does not have to start out RYF, but it must be possible to replace RYF-offending components (blobs) in a reasonable timeframe. For example, a VGA BIOS could be replaced with native init, whereas ME firmware cannot. All Intel-based systems are disqualified on this basis.
Sturdy
Won't come apart in the first years of use. It must be built to last.
Long shelf-life
Expected to be manufactured in large quantities, sold for at least 2 years. The idea is that there should be a large number of these systems around for years to come.
Cool factor
Must be attractive enough as a piece of hardware to attract users. It must be more than just a novelty item, and should serve reasoably well as a day-to-day laptop.
15.6" screen candidates
HP Probook 655 G1
| Beefiness | CPU | cpufreq | MSRP | NRBSPU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beefy | A10-5750M | 4 x 2.5 | $ 1080 | 1.0 |
| Bacony | A8-5550M | 4 x 2.1 | $ 810 | 0.84 |
| Vegetarian | A4-5150M | 2 x 2.7 | $ 650 | 0.54 |
HP ProBook 455 G1
| Beefiness | CPU | cpufreq | MSRP | NRBSPU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacony | A8-5550M | 4 x 2.1 | $ 600 | 0.84 |
| Grinded | A6-5350M | 2 x 2.9 | $ 540 | 0.58 |
| Vegetarian | A4-5150M | 2 x 2.7 | $ 500 | 0.54 |
HP 255 G2
| Beefiness | CPU | cpufreq | MSRP | NRBSPU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grinded | A6-5200 | 4 x 2.0 | $ 590 | 0.80 |
| Vegetarian | A4-5000 | 4 x 1.5 | $ 500 | 0.60 |
14.0" screen candidates
HP ProBook 645 G1
| Beefiness | CPU | cpufreq | MSRP | NRBSPU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beefy | A10-5750M | 4 x 2.5 | $ 1070 | 1.0 |
| Bacony | A8-5550M | 4 x 2.1 | $ 800 | 0.84 |
| Vegetarian | A4-5150M | 2 x 2.7 | $ 640 | 0.54 |
13.3" screen candidates
Samsung Chromebook 2
| Beefiness | CPU | cpufreq | MSRP | NRBSPU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vegetarian | Exynos | 8 x ?? | $ ??? | ?? |
11.6" screen candidates
HP 215 G1
| Beefiness | CPU | cpufreq | MSRP | NRBSPU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grinded | A6-1450 | 4 x 1.4 | $ 470 | 0.56 |
| Vegetarian | A4-1250 | 4 x 1.0 | $ 400 | 0.40 |
HP Chromebook 11
| Beefiness | CPU | cpufreq | MSRP | NRBSPU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vegetarian | ARM!!! | ?? | $ 300 | ?? |
Rating system
Beefiness:
- Beefy: Expected to have great performance and responsiveness
- Bacony: Expected to have reasonable performance
- Grinded: Expected to be usable; possibly outperforms chromebooks
- Vegetarian: Expected to be have chromebook-like performance.
(*) NRBSPU is a Normalized Relative BS Performance Unit, which shall be taken to represent a non-scientific relative performance number between CPUs. It's most likely worthless.
Possible issues
Exynos CPUs
These CPUs use a PowerVR graphics core. The specification is closed and there are currently no free drivers for the graphics part.
AMD APUs
The integrated graphics processors in these APUs require non-free microcode to work. It is unclear if the display can function without such microcode.