Before I switched to Hyperbola, I used to use a Lenovo Ideapad 320-14IKB (Model: 80YF), but as I started looking into the sussy proprietary firmware in it, I became more and more afraid of using such laptop, to the point where I started to outright refuse to use it. Not only does it have an Intel ME, but the Wi-Fi is non-free
After a long time of trying to find out a solution, I discovered that my mom's laptop (an Acer Aspire E 15; E5-571-33ZU) is slightly more freedom-friendly, so now we share it. It too has an Intel ME, but the battery is removable so I can (atleast in theory) temporarily disable the ME by removing all power sources. The Wi-Fi is libre so it is easy to run blob-free distros (tried Trisquel on BIOS, later replaced by Hyperbola on UEFI)
I must note that both of these laptops are flawed freedom-wise and I heavily recommend NOT buying them. They were obtained back when me and my parents didn't know about the importance of free software/firmware. Nowadays, I am loud about my criticism of proprietary software/firmware (such as Intel ME) and I warn my parents about its dangers. I also make it clear that I value freedom over modernity, so I refused my father's proposal to get me a more modern (read: more proprietary) laptop.
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