Short list of laptops/desktops that work well with Qubes OS

My impression is that nobody understood what I mean when I suggest to separate certified laptops from developer-test and from the community-recommended in this list. Below I try to show how I see it. Feel free to ignore it if makes no sense. In my opinion such view has less clutter and more structure.

Laptops

brand model CPU max. mem in GB (slots)[1] USB ctrl.[2] core boot[3] note
Certified hardware
Insurgo PrivacyBeast X230 i7-3520M 16 (2) 3 yes pre-installed
Nitrokey NitroPad T430 i5-3320M, i7-3840QM 16 (2) 3 yes pre-installed
NitroPad X230 i5-3320M, i7-3520M 16 (2) 3 yes pre-installed
Hardware tested by the developers
Lenovo ThinkPad X230 i5-3210M, i5-3320M, i7-3520M 16 (2) 3 opt
Hardware tested by the Community
Lenovo ThinkPad E570 i5-7200U 32 (2) 1 no
ThinkPad L380 i7-8550U 32 (2) 1 no
ThinkPad P51 i7-7820HQ 64 (4) 1 no Suspend broken, No HDMI audio
ThinkPad T430 i5-3320M, i7-3840QM 16 (2) 3 opt
ThinkPad T450s i7-5600U 20 (1) 2 no
ThinkPad T480s i7-8550U 40 (1) 1 no
ThinkPad X220 / Tablet i5-2520M 16 (2) 2 opt
ThinkPad X250 i5-5300U 16 (1) 2 no
Purism Librem 14 v1 i7-10710U 64 (2) 1 yes pre-installed

  1. if a computer has slots (aka DIMM sockets) upgrading the memory at a later time is an option. ↩︎

  2. multiple USB controllers allow to further compartmentalize the use of peripherals. ↩︎

  3. coreboot provides auditability and maximum user control. ↩︎

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