The Xiaomi Mi Notebook Pro - are these Chinese laptops a spyware-filled scam, or are they okay if I do a fresh Windows install?
All the reviews I've seen say it's an excellent laptop, but I want the no-bullshit Jow Forums opinion on this. It looks like good value compared with more expensive laptops.
I'm just a semi-luddite scum, enlighten me please.
Andrew Bell
And how the fuck are they gonna spy on you if you are gonna do fresh install? Send radiowaves from the CPU?
Ryder Lee
just fresh reinstall win10 on it also try to disable useless stuff(or debloat but idk how)
Logan Diaz
That's what I thought, I just keep seeing "b-but muh spyware machine" comments everywhere and wanting to sift through the lies.
Thanks. :)
Blake Nelson
Install Gentoo
Caleb Davis
writing from a mi nb pro i5 you NEED to reinstall windows because is a single language installation. before reinstalling activate chinese windows with a ms account to retain the license (i don't know why it works but it works)
Camden Cruz
He was trying to tell you that Microsoft is already using Windows to spy on you. Luckily there is GNU/Linux.
Jackson Long
GNU/Linux works great on that laptop, everything worked ootb. Plus, I still haven't tried, OpenBSD should work well (Nvidia aside)
Robert Thomas
Libreboot it, then install any GNU/Linux distribution of your choice (Gentoo by default)
If it doesn't support libreboot, don't buy it anymore and stop shilling for it
Noah Hughes
>trusting Jow Forums
Dominic Jenkins
I've had the Air 13 for a year and it works well, I wish the battery life was better though
>want to get away from chinese botnet by replacing it with usa botnet wtf
Adrian White
ever heard of firmware, retard? Same way Intel are saying on you with ME. They can have any fucking hardware backdoor they want. It's literally their PC.
Easton Miller
If they use Intel processors then you have two botnets in one
Xavier Hill
everything is a botnet according to Jow Forums whether or not that matters to you is up for debate if you never connect to the internet then the spyware won't phone home If you're really paranoid you can open up the laptop to rip out the mic and webcam. what are gooks gonna do with your data, see your fav animus and out you as a weeb?
Christian Jackson
>what are gooks gonna do with your data not this shit again
Nathan King
the botnet can't be removed.
Dylan Sullivan
he called you a retard
Tyler Robinson
what a rebuttal
Carson Taylor
>Intel chip with hardware backdoors. >Windows 10 with telemetry up the ass. >All your data goes through Google's servers even if you don't ever type Google on any browser. >Facebook collecting data from non-users for "security" reasons. >"I-Im worried that the Chinese government with no jurisdiction over me is secretly spying on me guys."