Re: [orca-list] Seeking a laptop capable of beeps during boot

[Cleverson Casarin Uliana <clever97 gmail com>]

Hi, thanks; so one more brand to consider.

Cleverson

Em 12/06/2020 11:27, am_dxer--- via orca-list escreveu:
> All HP business machines (Probook, Elitebook) I have seen beep their speaker when requested to from an 
> operating system as well as when you open the boot menu in the firmware. Other advantages are that with 
> sighted help on the newer ones, you can upgrade the efi/bios from within the efi firmware if you connect a 
> network cable. The brand new elitebooks are also supported by the Linux vendor Firmware Service (LVFS) which 
> allows you to upgrade firmware from within Linux. If you want to save some money by skipping Windows, you can 
> configure them with freeDos in the US and save about $200. I am not sure about other countries. There are 
> also heaps of second hand Elitebooks and Probooks off lease from businesses on  sites like Newegg and Ebay in 
> the US. I am not sure about other countries.
>
> On Fri, Jun 12, 2020, at 9:38 AM, Cleverson Casarin Uliana via orca-list wrote:
> > Hi, thank you all who answered so far. I plan to go to a physical store
> > in order to test other brands' laptops as well, though they may have
> > security concerns... Lets see.
> >
> > Greetings,
> > Cleverson
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