I didn’t realize Purism provides the option to ship a laptop with Qubes already installed. Absolutely love it.
Regarding Qubes certification, were the Librem laptops certified in the past but no longer? I only see two laptops (neither from Purism) on the Qubes certification list.
https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/certified-hardware/
I see that the Qubes project requires a monthly fee in order to maintain certification, so I can understand why to not maintain the certification forever.