Workshop in Lyon — ships across the EU
ThinkPads rebuilt, running free boot firmware.
Durabo rebuilds ThinkPads and replaces their proprietary BIOS with coreboot. Every machine is a one-off: stripped, repaired, upgraded, reflashed, tested, photographed, then listed with its own build log.
The boot firmware is free software — coreboot + SeaBIOS, Intel ME neutered with me_cleaner. Battery capacity is measured on the unit and published as a percentage of design capacity. The photos are of the machine you will receive, serial number included. Registered business, invoice stating the legal warranty, 14-day withdrawal, real address.
One person, a student. Low volume by choice. Replies within a few days, not a few hours.
A computer whose first executed code you cannot read is not entirely yours.
coreboot + SeaBIOS · Intel ME neutered · public source · reuse over recycling
Machines available
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ThinkPad X230 — 12.5″ IPS DUR-002
i7-3520M · 16 GB DDR3L · 512 GB SSD + 128 GB mSATA · IPS 1366×768 · new battery
coreboot + SeaBIOS · ME neutered · encrypted Debian 13
Available €430 -
ThinkPad T420 — seven-row keyboard DUR-003
i5-2520M · 8 GB DDR3 · 256 GB SSD · TN 1366×768 · original battery at 84 %
coreboot + SeaBIOS · ME neutered · encrypted Debian 13
Available €260 -
ThinkPad T430 — 14″ HD+ 1600×900 DUR-004
i7-3520M · 16 GB DDR3L · 512 GB SSD + 128 GB mSATA · HD+ 1600×900 · new battery
coreboot + SeaBIOS · ME neutered · encrypted Debian 13
Available €390
True of every machine
Nothing ships below this floor, whatever it costs.
| Memory | 8 GB minimum |
|---|---|
| Storage | 256 GB SSD minimum, named brand (Samsung / Crucial / WD), SMART clean, secure-erased |
| Battery | Working, capacity measured and published |
| Firmware | coreboot + SeaBIOS, Intel ME neutered, boot tested |
| Cooling | Fresh thermal paste, fan stripped and cleaned |
| System | Debian stable, full-disk encryption (LUKS) |
| Screen | No dead pixels, no visible backlight bleed |
| Testing | 24 h burn-in, every port tested one by one |
Why these machines
- Free boot firmware. The stock Lenovo BIOS is replaced with coreboot and SeaBIOS. The Intel ME is cut down to its minimum partition with
me_cleaner. - A build log per machine. Photos of the actual unit being rebuilt — no stock images, no generic product page.
- Measured, not claimed. Battery capacity published as a percentage of design capacity. The specs are the machine's, not the model's.
- French, and reachable. Documentation and support in French, which no existing coreboot vendor offers. This English version mirrors it.
- Legally proper. Registered business, invoice stating the legal warranty, 14-day withdrawal period, real address.
This is not a cheap-used-laptop shop. If price is your only criterion, LeBonCoin and Back Market do that better.