Update: Phoronix has a different take on Purism, and some redditors are also skeptical about it.
Purism's Librem Linux laptop
Purism is seeking crowd-sourced funding for its 15-inch Linux laptop. The Librem laptop is designed to run on truly free software only, there will be no closed-source software included with it (even for drivers).
Chris Hoffman at PC World reports on Purism's free software only laptop:
Purism, which launched a drive on Crowd Supply on Wednesday, is seeking at least $250,000 to make a high-end Linux laptop that only runs free, or open-source, software. This means no annoying closed-source drivers—or “binary blobs”—necessary to make the hardware work.
Purism claims the laptop’s hardware has been “meticulously designed chip by chip to work with free and open source software,” saying it’s the “first laptop to reinstate your rights to freedom and privacy.”
Purism You can get more information on the Librem 15's page on Crowd Supply. Here's a list of the Librem 15's tech specs:
15.6" 1920x1080 display
8 Core 2.3GHz Intel i7 with nVidia Graphics
375 x 244 x 22mm 2.0Kg
14 x 9.6 x 0.86" 4.4lbs
4GB Mem (up to 8GB)
500GB HD (up to 1TB HD or 250GB SSD)
CD/DVD ROM Drive
48 watt/hour lithium polymer battery
65W power adapter
Up to 8 hours usage
Three USB 3.0 ports
One HDMI port
One Pop-Down RJ45 Network port (r8169)
802.11n WiFi (ath9k)
720p camera
HD Audio
Full-size backlit keyboard
SDXC card slot
Purism GNU/Linux Operating System (Trisquel based)
Check out a video preview of the Librem 15 Linux laptop: