14 DAY TRIAL // Librem Mini, the mini-Linux PC developed by Purism, is now ready to begin shipping to customers worldwide, as the company has completed the pre-order program and finalized the testing of hardware and coreboot porting.
Purism says all customers who preordered the device should now receive an email that requires a confirmation of the order and the shipping information before the Librem Mini is actually sent to them.
So if you already preordered the Librem Mini, make sure you keep an eye on your inbox for any mail in this regard.
Major firmware update on its way
At the same time, there’s something that you need to know about the cooling system available on the Linux computer.
Purism says it’s working on a software update for the device that would enable active cooling, and while users can deploy the new firmware manually using a dedicated tool created for this purpose, they can also delay the shipping of the device until this update is ready, letting the company perform the installation on your Librem Mini.
“One forthcoming software update that we want to bring to your attention concerns the fan speed control, as currently the CPU is passively cooled and may throttle down under heavy load. Full active cooling will be coming in a firmware update so we highly recommend following our published announcements,” Purism says.
“If you are uncomfortable with applying a firmware update using our coreboot firmware update tool, you also have the option for Purism to hold the order until we release that software update. If you desire that, let us know when we contact you to confirm shipping information.”
And of course, if you haven’t already preordered the Librem Mini, you can get it today for $699 using this link, with shipping to then take place in approximately 10 business days.