NV40 Series 14 inch coreboot laptop

(7 customer reviews)

From: 780 EUR

We proudly announce our brand new NV40 Series laptop with an exciting feature: this laptop contains coreboot firmware! coreboot is not only open source and more secure than other firmware providers, it is also designed to do the minimum amount necessary. This 14 inch laptop is configurable with an 11th generation Intel Core processor and an Nvidia GTX graphics card. This high-end laptop is built to deliver the very best in performance, in a case with a screen of only 14.0 inches. In addition, the latest technologies are also not lacking, this model is equipped with support for charging via USB-C, Thunderbolt 4, the very latest Intel Xe Graphics graphics chip, a beautiful display with 90% sRGB display and much more.

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About the author: Wessel Klein Snakenborg is passionate about technology since childhood. He launched NovaCustom in 2015, crafting tailor-made laptops with privacy and security in mind. With a focus on user-friendliness, NovaCustom continues to redefine the laptop experience, led by Wessel's commitment to innovation and collaboration.

Specifications

Specifications

Processor CPU Refer to configurator.
Display 14.0” inch (35.56 cm) Full HD (1920×1080) N7 16:9 LED-Backlit display 2.85 mm, 60 Hz*.
Colour reproduction: 72% NTSC, ~ 98% sRGB
Luminance: 300 cd/m²
Contrast ratio: 800:1
Treatment: anti-glare, Hard coating (3H), IPS likely
Screen model: BOE NV140FHM-N62 or Panda LM140LF4L01**144 Hz alternative screen display on request and for Nvidia models by default. Besides the refresh rate, the specifications are the same.
Memory Dual Channel DDR4
2 x 260 Pins SODIMM sockets
DDR4-3200MHz
Expandable memory up to 64GB, depends on 4GB/8GB/16GB/32GB SODIMM module
Video Controller GPU Intel Xe integrated graphics
Nvidia graphics optional (refer to configurator).
Storage 1x M.2 2280 SSD PCIe3/PCIe4 interface
Audio High Definition Audio
2 channel HD audio
Headphone/MIC-in phone jack
Built in two speakers
Array Microphone
Keyboard A4 size isolated keyboard
Keyboard illumination with 4 brightness levelsKeyboard layout: refer to configurator.
Pointing device
Integrated Touchpad with multi-gesture and scrolling function
I/O Ports 2 x USB 3.1 (USB3.1 Gen 1) port (Type A)
1 x USB 3.1 Gen. 1 port (Type C) with Thunderbolt™ 4 support and charging over USB-C and Display Alt Mode (up to two external displays via USB-C)
1 x USB 3.1 Gen. 1 port (Type C)
1 x HDMI™ output port (with HDCP)
1 x Headphone/microphone combined jack
1 x RJ-45 LAN port
1 x DC-in jack
Card Reader
6-in-1 Card Reader (MMC / RSMMC / SD / Mini SD / SDHC / SDXC)
Slot Two M.2 Card Slots,
– 1st for WLAN Combo M.2 2230 card with PCIe and USB interface.
– 2nd for SSD M.2 2280 Card with SATA / PCIe Gen4 interface.
Communication Built-in 10/100/1000Mb Base-TX Ethernet LAN
Camera 1.0MP with microphone
Power supply
UMA: 65W AC Adapter AC-in 100~240V, 50~60Hz, DC output 19V, 3.4A
Nvidia: 90W AC Adapter AC-in 100~240V, 50~60Hz, DC output 19V, 4.7A
4 cells Smart Lithium-Ion battery pack, 49WH
Battery life: up to 360 minutesPowerDelivery (PD) support for charging via USB-C (min. 65W for integrated graphics models, min. 87W for Nvidia models)
Security Kensington® Slot
TPM 2.0
OS Support Windows® 11 (64-bit)
GNU/Linux (Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Fedora, and so on)
Firmware NovaCustom open source coreboot firmware with 5 years of security updates, provided by Dasharo. Please check out details on the coreboot firmware tab.

Open source Embedded Controller (EC) firmware.

Dimension & Weight
Width: 324.9 mm
Depth: 225 mm
Height: 17.6 mm
Weight: 1.4 kg

coreboot firmware


This laptop is very unique because of its firmware. Where other laptop suppliers use the default Insyde proprietary BIOS, we supply our laptops with open source Dasharo coreboot based firmware.You will get 5 years of security updates which can be downloaded and installed via the fwupd application (GNU/Linux only). The firmware can also be updated via the Dasharo Tools Suite pre-installed environment (requires an internet connection via Ethernet).

Advantages

 

Documentation

 

Source code (Github)

 

Issues and discussions

 

Spare parts

We offer spare parts up to 7 years after your purchase.

Before you apply any replacements, please consult the service manual. This can be found under the tab ‘service manual’ (Chapter 2: Disassembly).

Spare parts can be ordered here.

Service manual

We highly appreciate freedom. Therefore, we publish our service manuals that helps you to find and replace parts. The service manual also describes how to properly maintenance your device.

You can download the service manual here: https://novacustom.stackstorage.com/s/6mFpzU01I9UR94sI.

Drivers

Download drivers from our external TransIP-Stack server.

7 reviews for NV40 Series 14 inch coreboot laptop

  1. English

    Romain (verified owner)

    Après une semaine passée avec le NV40, je dois avouer que je suis un peu déçu par la qualité de l’appareil : un trackpad qui a un effet très cheap et assez agaçant à utiliser, des plastiques qui n’inspirent pas la solidité et qui se plient sous la pression autour de l’écran ou encore le clavier qui n’est pas fantastique à l’utilisation. Je dois tout de même noter que l’écran est d’une qualité remarquable et parfaitement calibré et que l’autonomie est vraiment bonne (presque 8h d’autonomie avec Firefox ouvert et libreoffice pour taper mes cours).
    Du point de vue du service, l’envoi fut rapide et l’équipe NovaCustom se tient à la disposition de l’acheteur pour toutes questions et support de l’appareil. Cependant, il y a quelques problèmes : l’installation de coreboot n’est pas entièrement réalisée puisque je ne peux pas mettre à jour le firmware via fwupd (mises à jour de capsule UEFI indisponibles ou non activées dans la configuration) dès la sortie de boîte. Je dois donc me débrouiller pour configurer tout cela moi-même… au risque de casser mon système…
    Bref, ex-utilisateur de ThinkPad, je dois dire que cet appareil est un trop cher pour ce qu’il est mais malgré cela, je pense que NovaCustom est sur la bonne voie pour devenir un excellent revendeur d’ordinateurs sous Linux !

    • English

      NovaCustom_3ENm4

      Bonjour,

      Merci pour votre feedback très utile !

      J’utilise la Série NV40 aussi. Bien qu’il existe des ordinateurs portables qui sont encore meilleurs en termes de qualité de fabrication, je dirais que ces points sont plutôt moyens que mauvais.

      Le moyen le plus accessible et simple pour mettre à jour le firmware coreboot est de passer par la Dasharo Tools Suite (DTS). J’avoue que les choses sont un peu compliqué pour l’instant au vue qu’on passe au firmware EC qui est également open-source. Cette transition est un peu difficile et l’équipe du firmware est en train d’améliorer la documentation sur ce sujet. Pour l’instant, nous serions heureux de vous aider par e-mail pour la mise à jour du firmware (BIOS et Embedded Controller (EC)). Je vais bientôt écrire un article qui devrait clarifier le processus.

      Bien à vous,

      Wessel – NovaCustom

  2. German

    Thimo Appl (verified owner)

    Ich war lange auf der Suche nach einem Linux-Laptop Vertreiber. Ich bin mit dem Preis-Leistungsverhätniss sehr zufrieden. Was ich besonders Schätze sind die vielen Schnittstellen. Viele moderne Laptops vor allem im kleineren Formfaktor begnügen sich mit ein paar USB-C Anschlüsse, hier kann der Laptop glänzen.
    Coreboot funktioniert einwandfrei. Ich hab den Laptop jetzt mit mehreren Distros getestet und es lief immer alles problemlos.
    Derzeit ist jedoch noch ein kleiner Bug in der Firmware vorhanden, was die nicht US Tastaturen betrifft. Durch Open-Source-Firmeware und einem aktiven Entwicklerteam lässt sich jedoch auf Github feststellen, dass dieser bereits bearbeitet wurden und mit dem nächsten Firmwareupdate behoben werden sollte. Auch hier muss ich den Support von Wessel klein Snakenborg einmal mehr loben, welcher mir auf meine Frage hin sofort den entsprechenden Link zukommen lies.

  3. English

    Gustavo Ribeiro (verified owner)

    I am very surprised with NovaCustom. I bought an NV40 and right from the start I was well taken care of. My order had a special keyboard layout that unfortunately was not compatible with the model, but the NovaCustom employees gave me all the necessary support to install a keyboard that suited me, shortly after that the laptop was dispatched and delivered quickly. Regarding the product: I had no difficulty changing the memory modules (because I wanted to reuse some I already had), the boot time is satisfactory, the hardware configuration is exactly what I requested and I can install Linux from my choice without problems. Highly recommend and hope to buy from them again when I change my equipment

  4. German

    Justin Auf dem Kampe (verified owner)

    Ich habe mir das Laptop gekauft für meine reisen, es past perfekt in meinem Rucksack da es leicht genug ist. Als Webentwickler oder Programmierer im generellen und Linux benutzen klar zu empfehlen. Ich habe PopOS als meine Distro gewählt funktioniert einwandfrei. Für alle die auf der suche nach einem Linux laptop sind und Open-Source lieben sind hier richtig.

  5. German

    Franz Käser (verified owner)

    Die Kaufabwicklung/Lieferung erfolgte so, wie ich mir einen reibungslosen Ablauf vorstelle. Vom Notebook selber – Qualität, Einrichtung sowie Handhabung – bin ich begeistert. Es ist eine Wohltat, wenn ein Rechner nicht mit vorinstallieren Programmen zugemüllt ist. Wünschenswert wäre noch eine deutschsprachige Anleitung, da auf Eurer Homepage nur eine englischsprachige vorhanden ist.

  6. English

    Juan Sánchez (verified owner)

    Hey there! I’d like to share with you my experience with NovaCustom.

    The website and its laptop configurator are very thorough, I could easily configure the personal maxed-out portable workstation I was looking for. Being able to set the keyboard to Spanish was a nice touch, since I haven’t worked on one of those for years living in Germany. I had a brief email conversation with Wessel about some problems I had with the credit card, but everything worked out perfectly in the end. He was helpful and courteous.

    The service is outstanding! The laptop was put together literally in a morning, and the next day it was arriving in my house, complete with DHL tracking all the way. They even sent a message to my phone! Pretty amazing indeed. As for the laptop, it works perfectly fine, the materials feel nice and the open source coreboot stuff is very interesting. I’m also pretty glad that these laptops are ready for self-maintenance, and the peace of mind that basically all spare parts for this specific model are readily available right here in NovaCustom.

    Very highly recommended, you guys are simply fantastic at your thing 🙂

  7. German

    Usires (verified owner)

    So, after a long journey to get a well balanced Linux compatible laptop, I came across NovaCustom after some extensive research. And a few ill-fated experiments with some recent models from HP, which made quite some trouble with integrated sound and fan profiles when I tried my most beloved Linux distros on it (mainly Ubuntu, Debian and Pop_OS!). My hope for the NV40 was pretty high. And I am very pleased by the quality of the hardware and the overall look. Especially the dark blue tone, it’s nothing you can make out by looking at it. Color is there when you look closely enough, almost like a cool easter egg. 🙂

    Debian 12 and Pop_OS! run like a charm on this hardware. The build quality for this pricing range is actually very good, mostly for the excellent display and for my taste absolutely comfortable keyboard (including the backlights, which is a great feature in any case). The i5 configuration is pretty beefy, I use my Pop_OS! installation currently for every day private things and some easy gaming with Steam, Lutris and Retroarch. So, you can game on this machine as well, if you’re into titles from a few years ago, or for some nostalgic journeys with your Good Old Games archive.

    Sounds like 5 star rating for this product, but why only 4 instead? Well, the touchpad is a bit of a mix for me. It works well most of the time, but the mouse cursor just get stuck in some cases, the left/right click option with the respective lower corners of the pad feel a bit “wonky”. Somehow, it works, but it also feels a bit too much like “just plastic”. If you have been using touchpads from more expensive laptops like Apple, Lenovo, HP, you immediately feel the difference. I’ve switched to “one finger left click, two finger right click” under Pop_OS! for now, which works pretty well. And I bought a decent wireless mouse when I want to use the notebook in a more stationery situation.

    I am very pleased with this product. And I love the thought of having everything under my control, from the BIOS to the deep of my chosen OS. Also, being able to just order specific sparte parts and repair the device myself, it’s just a sustainable approach I really want to support.

    Big thanks to the NovaCustom team for their good work and the superquick shipping. I am a very happy customer right now. And I will spread the word of your great service. 🙂 <3

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