I'd like a laptop without a built in microphone and camera altogether, to be honest.

On a Framework laptop, you can physically remove the module with the webcam and microphone.

I've seen them when shopping for certain CAD-certified laptops.

There are some of these out there, from major brands (HP?). Asus seems to have more. ( https://rehack.com/reviews/best-laptops-without-webcams/ ) They tend to be workstation grade, sometimes gaming, machines at higher price points. For new laptops, see if you can customize it out on their site.

While searching for one on amazon/ebay stinks, you can find ones without webcam (doublecheck for integrated microphone status in product details too though) by looking manually for terms like "no webcam"... vendors usually don't want returns due to surprises so it will be mentioned in the product title.

links: https://laptopwithlinux.com/laptops-without-webcam/?currency...

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