Endless Hardware Trends (Desktops)

A project to identify most popular hardware characteristics and track their change over time based on data collected by Endless users at https://Linux-Hardware.org.

Anyone can contribute to this report by the hw-probe tool:

sudo -E hw-probe -all -upload

Full-feature report is available here: https://linux-hardware.org/?view=trends

Period: Jan, 2022.

Contents

System

OS

Installed operating systems

OS

OS

Name Desktops Percent
Endless 4.0.2 5 50%
Endless 4.0.1 2 20%
Endless 4.0.3 1 10%
Endless 3.9.6 1 10%
Endless 3.9.5 1 10%

OS Family

OS without a version

OS Family

OS Family

Name Desktops Percent
Endless 10 100%

Kernel

Version of the Linux kernel

Kernel

Kernel

Version Desktops Percent
5.11.0-35-generic 8 80%
5.8.0-14-generic 2 20%

Kernel Family

Linux kernel without a distro release

Kernel Family

Kernel Family

Version Desktops Percent
5.11.0 8 80%
5.8.0 2 20%

Kernel Major Ver.

Linux kernel major version

Kernel Major Ver.

Kernel Major Ver.

Version Desktops Percent
5.11 8 80%
5.8 2 20%

Arch

OS architecture (x86_64, i586, etc.)

Arch

Arch

Name Desktops Percent
x86_64 10 100%

DE

Desktop Environment

DE

DE

Name Desktops Percent
GNOME 10 100%

Display Server

X11 or Wayland

Display Server

Display Server

Name Desktops Percent
X11 10 100%

Display Manager

SDDM, LightDM, etc.

Display Manager

Display Manager

Name Desktops Percent
Unknown 10 100%

OS Lang

Language

OS Lang

OS Lang

Lang Desktops Percent
en_US 4 40%
ru_RU 1 10%
pt_PT 1 10%
pl_PL 1 10%
nl_NL 1 10%
es_MX 1 10%
es_ES 1 10%

Boot Mode

EFI or BIOS

Boot Mode

Boot Mode

Mode Desktops Percent
EFI 6 60%
BIOS 4 40%

Filesystem

Type of filesystem

Filesystem

Filesystem

Type Desktops Percent
Ext4 9 90%
Tmpfs 1 10%

Part. scheme

Scheme of partitioning

Part. scheme

Part. scheme

Type Desktops Percent
Unknown 10 100%

Dual Boot with Linux/BSD

Hosting more than one Linux/BSD

Dual Boot with Linux/BSD

Dual Boot with Linux/BSD

Dual boot Desktops Percent
No 10 100%

Dual Boot (Win)

Hosting Linux and Windows

Dual Boot (Win)

Dual Boot (Win)

Dual boot Desktops Percent
No 10 100%

Board

Vendor

Motherboard manufacturer

Vendor

Vendor

Name Desktops Percent
Acer 3 30%
Gigabyte Technology 2 20%
ASUSTek Computer 2 20%
Intel 1 10%
Dell 1 10%
ASRock 1 10%

Model

Motherboard model

Model

Model

Name Desktops Percent
Intel MAGNUM GX 1 10%
Gigabyte P41T-D3P 1 10%
Gigabyte B450M GAMING 1 10%
Dell OptiPlex 9010 1 10%
ASUS P5Q SE2 1 10%
ASUS M5A78L-M LX PLUS 1 10%
ASRock A88M-G 1 10%
Acer Revo RN86 1 10%
Acer ConceptD CT300-52A 1 10%
Acer Aspire XC-830 1 10%

Model Family

Motherboard model prefix

Model Family

Model Family

Name Desktops Percent
Intel MAGNUM 1 10%
Gigabyte P41T-D3P 1 10%
Gigabyte B450M 1 10%
Dell OptiPlex 1 10%
ASUS P5Q 1 10%
ASUS M5A78L-M 1 10%
ASRock A88M-G 1 10%
Acer Revo 1 10%
Acer ConceptD 1 10%
Acer Aspire 1 10%

MFG Year

Motherboard manufacture year

MFG Year

MFG Year

Year Desktops Percent
2018 2 20%
2013 2 20%
2021 1 10%
2020 1 10%
2016 1 10%
2011 1 10%
2010 1 10%
2008 1 10%

Form Factor

Physical design of the computer

Form Factor

Form Factor

Name Desktops Percent
Desktop 10 100%

Secure Boot

Enabled or disabled

Secure Boot

Secure Boot

State Desktops Percent
Disabled 9 90%
Enabled 1 10%

Coreboot

Have coreboot on board

Coreboot

Coreboot

Used Desktops Percent
No 10 100%

RAM Size

Total RAM memory

RAM Size

RAM Size

Size in GB Desktops Percent
16.01-24.0 4 40%
8.01-16.0 3 30%
3.01-4.0 2 20%
4.01-8.0 1 10%

RAM Used

Used RAM memory

RAM Used

RAM Used

Used GB Desktops Percent
1.01-2.0 8 80%
4.01-8.0 1 10%
2.01-3.0 1 10%

Total Drives

Number of drives on board

Total Drives

Total Drives

Drives Desktops Percent
1 8 80%
5 1 10%
3 1 10%

Has CD-ROM

Has CD-ROM on board

Has CD-ROM

Has CD-ROM

Presented Desktops Percent
No 6 60%
Yes 4 40%

Has Ethernet

Has Ethernet on board

Has Ethernet

Has Ethernet

Presented Desktops Percent
Yes 10 100%

Has WiFi

Has WiFi module

Has WiFi

Has WiFi

Presented Desktops Percent
No 7 70%
Yes 3 30%

Has Bluetooth

Has Bluetooth module

Has Bluetooth

Has Bluetooth

Presented Desktops Percent
No 7 70%
Yes 3 30%

Location

Country

Geographic location (country)

Country

Country

Country Desktops Percent
USA 3 30%
Russia 2 20%
Spain 1 10%
Portugal 1 10%
Poland 1 10%
Netherlands 1 10%
Mexico 1 10%

City

Geographic location (city)

City

City

City Desktops Percent
Bucyrus 2 20%
Tver 1 10%
Tlaquepaque 1 10%
Sintra 1 10%
Seville 1 10%
Purmerend 1 10%
Moscow 1 10%
Mason 1 10%
Malkinia Gorna 1 10%

Drives

Drive Vendor

Hard drive vendors

Drive Vendor

Drive Vendor

Vendor Desktops Drives Percent
Seagate 3 6 23.08%
Sandisk 3 3 23.08%
Kingston 3 3 23.08%
Samsung Electronics 1 1 7.69%
Hewlett-Packard 1 1 7.69%
GOODRAM 1 1 7.69%
A-DATA Technology 1 1 7.69%

Drive Model

Hard drive models

Drive Model

Drive Model

Model Desktops Percent
Kingston SV300S37A120G 120GB SSD 2 12.5%
Seagate ST3500320AS 500GB 1 6.25%
Seagate ST340014AS 40GB 1 6.25%
Seagate ST31000524AS 1TB 1 6.25%
Seagate ST1000DX001-1CM162 1TB 1 6.25%
Seagate ST1000DM003-1CH162 1TB 1 6.25%
Seagate BarraCuda Q1 SSD ZA240CV10001 240GB 1 6.25%
SanDisk SDSSDP064G 64GB 1 6.25%
Sandisk NVMe SSD Drive 512GB 1 6.25%
Sandisk NVMe SSD Drive 1024GB 1 6.25%
Samsung SSD 870 EVO 1TB 1 6.25%
Kingston NVMe SSD Drive 128GB 1 6.25%
HP SSD S700 1TB 1 6.25%
GOODRAM SSD 120GB 1 6.25%
A-DATA SU800 1024GB SSD 1 6.25%

HDD Vendor

Hard disk drive vendors

HDD Vendor

HDD Vendor

Vendor Desktops Drives Percent
Seagate 2 5 100%

SSD Vendor

Solid state drive vendors

SSD Vendor

SSD Vendor

Vendor Desktops Drives Percent
Kingston 2 2 25%
Seagate 1 1 12.5%
SanDisk 1 1 12.5%
Samsung Electronics 1 1 12.5%
Hewlett-Packard 1 1 12.5%
GOODRAM 1 1 12.5%
A-DATA Technology 1 1 12.5%

Drive Kind

HDD or SSD

Drive Kind

Drive Kind

Kind Desktops Drives Percent
SSD 6 8 54.55%
NVMe 3 3 27.27%
HDD 2 5 18.18%

Drive Connector

SATA, SAS, NVMe, etc.

Drive Connector

Drive Connector

Type Desktops Drives Percent
SATA 7 13 70%
NVMe 3 3 30%

Drive Size

Size of hard drive

Drive Size

Drive Size

Size in TB Desktops Drives Percent
0.01-0.5 5 7 55.56%
0.51-1.0 3 5 33.33%
1.01-2.0 1 1 11.11%

Space Total

Amount of disk space available on the file system

Space Total

Space Total

Size in GB Desktops Percent
101-250 4 40%
251-500 3 30%
1001-2000 1 10%
501-1000 1 10%
51-100 1 10%

Space Used

Amount of used disk space

Space Used

Space Used

Used GB Desktops Percent
21-50 5 50%
51-100 3 30%
251-500 1 10%
101-250 1 10%

Malfunc. Drives

Drive models with a malfunction

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Malfunc. Drive Vendor

Vendors of faulty drives

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Malfunc. HDD Vendor

Vendors of faulty HDD drives

Zero info for selected period =(

Malfunc. Drive Kind

Kinds of faulty drives

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Failed Drives

Failed drive models

Zero info for selected period =(

Failed Drive Vendor

Failed drive vendors

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Drive Status

Number of failed and malfunc. drives

Drive Status

Drive Status

Status Desktops Drives Percent
Detected 10 16 100%

Storage controller

Storage Vendor

Storage controller vendors

Storage Vendor

Storage Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Intel 7 46.67%
AMD 3 20%
Sandisk 2 13.33%
Marvell Technology Group 2 13.33%
Kingston Technology Company 1 6.67%

Storage Model

Storage controller models

Storage Model

Storage Model

Model Desktops Percent
AMD FCH SATA Controller [AHCI mode] 2 10.53%
Sandisk WD Blue SN550 NVMe SSD 1 5.26%
Sandisk WD Blue SN500 / PC SN520 NVMe SSD 1 5.26%
Marvell Group 88SE6111/6121 SATA II / PATA Controller 1 5.26%
Marvell Group 88SE6101/6102 single-port PATA133 interface 1 5.26%
Kingston Company U-SNS8154P3 NVMe SSD 1 5.26%
Intel SATA Controller [RAID mode] 1 5.26%
Intel NM10/ICH7 Family SATA Controller [IDE mode] 1 5.26%
Intel Celeron/Pentium Silver Processor SATA Controller 1 5.26%
Intel Cannon Lake PCH SATA AHCI Controller 1 5.26%
Intel 82801JI (ICH10 Family) SATA AHCI Controller 1 5.26%
Intel 82801JI (ICH10 Family) 4 port SATA IDE Controller #1 1 5.26%
Intel 82801JI (ICH10 Family) 2 port SATA IDE Controller #2 1 5.26%
Intel 500 Series Chipset Family SATA RAID Controller 1 5.26%
AMD SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 SATA Controller [IDE mode] 1 5.26%
AMD SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 IDE Controller 1 5.26%
AMD FCH IDE Controller 1 5.26%
AMD 400 Series Chipset SATA Controller 1 5.26%

Storage Kind

Kind of storage controller (IDE, SATA, NVMe, SAS, ...)

Storage Kind

Storage Kind

Kind Desktops Percent
SATA 6 37.5%
IDE 4 25%
RAID 3 18.75%
NVMe 3 18.75%

Processor

CPU Vendor

Processor vendors

CPU Vendor

CPU Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Intel 7 70%
AMD 3 30%

CPU Model

Processor models

CPU Model

CPU Model

Model Desktops Percent
Intel Core i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz 1 10%
Intel Core i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz 1 10%
Intel Core i5-9400T CPU @ 1.80GHz 1 10%
Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz 1 10%
Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q9500 @ 2.83GHz 1 10%
Intel Celeron J4025 CPU @ 2.00GHz 1 10%
Intel 11th Gen Core i5-11400 @ 2.60GHz 1 10%
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X Eight-Core Processor 1 10%
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core Processor 1 10%
AMD A8-6500 APU with Radeon HD Graphics 1 10%

CPU Model Family

Processor model prefix

CPU Model Family

CPU Model Family

Model Desktops Percent
Intel Core i7 2 20%
Intel Core 2 Quad 2 20%
Other 1 10%
Intel Core i5 1 10%
Intel Celeron 1 10%
AMD Ryzen 7 1 10%
AMD FX 1 10%
AMD A8 1 10%

CPU Cores

Number of processor cores

CPU Cores

CPU Cores

Number Desktops Percent
4 4 40%
2 3 30%
6 2 20%
8 1 10%

CPU Sockets

Number of sockets

CPU Sockets

CPU Sockets

Number Desktops Percent
1 10 100%

CPU Threads

Threads per core (Hyper-Threading)

CPU Threads

CPU Threads

Number Desktops Percent
2 6 60%
1 4 40%

CPU Op-Modes

CPU Operation Modes (32-bit, 64-bit)

CPU Op-Modes

CPU Op-Modes

Op mode Desktops Percent
32-bit, 64-bit 10 100%

CPU Microcode

Microcode number

CPU Microcode

CPU Microcode

Number Desktops Percent
0x1067a 2 20%
0xa0671 1 10%
0x906ea 1 10%
0x706a8 1 10%
0x206a7 1 10%
0x106a4 1 10%
0x08001138 1 10%
0x06001119 1 10%
0x06000852 1 10%

CPU Microarch

Microarchitecture

CPU Microarch

CPU Microarch

Name Desktops Percent
Piledriver 2 20%
Penryn 2 20%
Zen 1 10%
SandyBridge 1 10%
Nehalem 1 10%
KabyLake 1 10%
Icelake 1 10%
Goldmont plus 1 10%

Graphics

GPU Vendor

Vendors of graphics cards

GPU Vendor

GPU Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Nvidia 5 50%
AMD 3 30%
Intel 2 20%

GPU Model

Graphics card models

GPU Model

GPU Model

Model Desktops Percent
AMD Hawaii PRO [Radeon R9 290/390] 2 20%
Nvidia TU117 [GeForce GTX 1650] 1 10%
Nvidia GP108 [GeForce GT 1030] 1 10%
Nvidia GA104 [GeForce RTX 3060 Ti] 1 10%
Nvidia G92 [GeForce 9800 GT] 1 10%
Nvidia G84GL [Quadro FX 570] 1 10%
Intel GeminiLake [UHD Graphics 600] 1 10%
Intel CoffeeLake-S GT2 [UHD Graphics 630] 1 10%
AMD Redwood XT [Radeon HD 5670/5690/5730] 1 10%

GPU Combo

Combinations of graphics cards

GPU Combo

GPU Combo

Name Desktops Percent
1 x Nvidia 5 50%
1 x AMD 3 30%
1 x Intel 2 20%

GPU Driver

Free vs proprietary

GPU Driver

GPU Driver

Driver Desktops Percent
Free 7 70%
Proprietary 3 30%

GPU Memory

Total video memory

GPU Memory

GPU Memory

Size in GB Desktops Percent
Unknown 5 50%
0.01-0.5 3 30%
7.01-8.0 2 20%

Monitor

Monitor Vendor

Monitor vendors

Monitor Vendor

Monitor Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Samsung Electronics 3 30%
Goldstar 3 30%
Hewlett-Packard 1 10%
Dell 1 10%
AOC 1 10%
Acer 1 10%

Monitor Model

Monitor models

Monitor Model

Monitor Model

Model Desktops Percent
Samsung Electronics U28D590 SAM0B81 3840x2160 608x345mm 27.5-inch 1 10%
Samsung Electronics U28D590 SAM0B80 3840x2160 607x345mm 27.5-inch 1 10%
Samsung Electronics C49HG9x SAM0E5D 3840x1080 1196x336mm 48.9-inch 1 10%
Hewlett-Packard 27f HPN354B 1920x1080 598x336mm 27.0-inch 1 10%
Goldstar W2253 GSM56DC 1920x1080 510x290mm 23.1-inch 1 10%
Goldstar W2243 GSM56FE 1920x1080 477x268mm 21.5-inch 1 10%
Goldstar 22MP55 GSM5A24 1920x1080 477x268mm 21.5-inch 1 10%
Dell E2011H DEL406C 1600x900 443x249mm 20.0-inch 1 10%
AOC 2343 AOC2343 1920x1080 509x286mm 23.0-inch 1 10%
Acer SA240Y ACR057F 1920x1080 527x296mm 23.8-inch 1 10%

Monitor Resolution

Monitor screen resolution

Monitor Resolution

Monitor Resolution

Resolution Desktops Percent
1920x1080 (FHD) 6 60%
3840x2160 (4K) 2 20%
3840x1080 1 10%
1600x900 (HD+) 1 10%

Monitor Diagonal

Diagonal size in inches

Monitor Diagonal

Monitor Diagonal

Inches Desktops Percent
27 3 30%
23 2 20%
21 2 20%
49 1 10%
24 1 10%
20 1 10%

Monitor Width

Physical width

Monitor Width

Monitor Width

Width in mm Desktops Percent
501-600 4 40%
401-500 3 30%
601-700 2 20%
1001-1500 1 10%

Aspect Ratio

Proportional relationship between the width and the height

Aspect Ratio

Aspect Ratio

Ratio Desktops Percent
16/9 9 90%
32/9 1 10%

Monitor Area

Area in inch²

Monitor Area

Monitor Area

Area in inch² Desktops Percent
201-250 5 50%
301-350 3 30%
151-200 1 10%
501-1000 1 10%

Pixel Density

Pixels per inch

Pixel Density

Pixel Density

Density Desktops Percent
51-100 6 60%
121-160 2 20%
101-120 2 20%

Multiple Monitors

Total monitors connected

Multiple Monitors

Multiple Monitors

Total Desktops Percent
1 10 100%

Network

Net Controller Vendor

Controller vendors

Net Controller Vendor

Net Controller Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Realtek Semiconductor 9 64.29%
Intel 4 28.57%
Ralink Technology 1 7.14%

Net Controller Model

Controller models

Net Controller Model

Net Controller Model

Model Desktops Percent
Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller 6 42.86%
Realtek Killer E2600 Gigabit Ethernet Controller 2 14.29%
Realtek RTL88x2bu [AC1200 Techkey] 1 7.14%
Ralink RT5370 Wireless Adapter 1 7.14%
Intel Tiger Lake PCH CNVi WiFi 1 7.14%
Intel Cannon Lake PCH CNVi WiFi 1 7.14%
Intel 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection (Lewisville) 1 7.14%
Intel 82567LM-2 Gigabit Network Connection 1 7.14%

Wireless Vendor

Wireless vendors

Wireless Vendor

Wireless Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Intel 2 50%
Realtek Semiconductor 1 25%
Ralink Technology 1 25%

Wireless Model

Wireless models

Wireless Model

Wireless Model

Model Desktops Percent
Realtek RTL88x2bu [AC1200 Techkey] 1 25%
Ralink RT5370 Wireless Adapter 1 25%
Intel Tiger Lake PCH CNVi WiFi 1 25%
Intel Cannon Lake PCH CNVi WiFi 1 25%

Ethernet Vendor

Ethernet vendors

Ethernet Vendor

Ethernet Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Realtek Semiconductor 8 80%
Intel 2 20%

Ethernet Model

Ethernet models

Ethernet Model

Ethernet Model

Model Desktops Percent
Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller 6 60%
Realtek Killer E2600 Gigabit Ethernet Controller 2 20%
Intel 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection (Lewisville) 1 10%
Intel 82567LM-2 Gigabit Network Connection 1 10%

Net Controller Kind

Ethernet, WiFi or modem

Net Controller Kind

Net Controller Kind

Kind Desktops Percent
Ethernet 10 76.92%
WiFi 3 23.08%

Used Controller

Currently used network controller

Used Controller

Used Controller

Kind Desktops Percent
Ethernet 10 76.92%
WiFi 3 23.08%

NICs

Total network controllers on board

NICs

NICs

Total Desktops Percent
1 8 80%
2 2 20%

IPv6

IPv6 vs IPv4

IPv6

IPv6

Used Desktops Percent
No 7 70%
Yes 3 30%

Bluetooth

Bluetooth Vendor

Controller vendors

Bluetooth Vendor

Bluetooth Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Intel 2 66.67%
Cambridge Silicon Radio 1 33.33%

Bluetooth Model

Controller models

Bluetooth Model

Bluetooth Model

Model Desktops Percent
Intel Bluetooth Device 1 33.33%
Intel Bluetooth 9460/9560 Jefferson Peak (JfP) 1 33.33%
Cambridge Silicon Radio Bluetooth Dongle (HCI mode) 1 33.33%

Sound

Sound Vendor

Sound card vendors

Sound Vendor

Sound Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Intel 7 50%
AMD 4 28.57%
Nvidia 3 21.43%

Sound Model

Sound card models

Sound Model

Sound Model

Model Desktops Percent
Intel 82801JI (ICH10 Family) HD Audio Controller 2 12.5%
AMD Hawaii HDMI Audio [Radeon R9 290/290X / 390/390X] 2 12.5%
Nvidia TU107 GeForce GTX 1650 High Definition Audio Controller 1 6.25%
Nvidia GP108 High Definition Audio Controller 1 6.25%
Nvidia GA104 High Definition Audio Controller 1 6.25%
Intel Tiger Lake-H HD Audio Controller 1 6.25%
Intel NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio Controller 1 6.25%
Intel Celeron/Pentium Silver Processor High Definition Audio 1 6.25%
Intel Cannon Lake PCH cAVS 1 6.25%
Intel 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller 1 6.25%
AMD SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA) 1 6.25%
AMD Redwood HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 5000 Series] 1 6.25%
AMD FCH Azalia Controller 1 6.25%
AMD Family 17h (Models 00h-0fh) HD Audio Controller 1 6.25%

Memory

Memory Vendor

Memory module vendors

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Memory Model

Memory module models

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Memory Kind

Memory module kinds

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Memory Form Factor

Physical design of the memory module

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Memory Size

Memory module size

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Memory Speed

Memory module speed

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Printers & scanners

Printer Vendor

Printer device vendors

Zero info for selected period =(

Printer Model

Printer device models

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Scanner Vendor

Scanner device vendors

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Scanner Model

Scanner device models

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Camera

Camera Vendor

Camera device vendors

Camera Vendor

Camera Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Sunplus Innovation Technology 1 50%
Cubeternet 1 50%

Camera Model

Camera device models

Camera Model

Camera Model

Model Desktops Percent
Sunplus Full HD webcam 1 50%
Cubeternet GL-UPC822 UVC WebCam 1 50%

Security

Fingerprint Vendor

Fingerprint sensor vendors

Zero info for selected period =(

Fingerprint Model

Fingerprint sensor models

Zero info for selected period =(

Chipcard Vendor

Chipcard module vendors

Zero info for selected period =(

Chipcard Model

Chipcard module models

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Unsupported

Unsupported Devices

Total unsupported devices on board

Unsupported Devices

Unsupported Devices

Total Desktops Percent
0 8 80%
1 2 20%

Unsupported Device Types

Types of unsupported devices

Unsupported Device Types

Unsupported Device Types

Type Desktops Percent
Storage/raid 1 50%
Net/wireless 1 50%