Thank you everyone, there have been some great comments on this post.
I have a question about the disabled intel me, both Purism & system 76 state that they disable the intel ME on their laptops, but system 76 does not disable it on it’s desktops?
The obvious answer is ot ask them I know 
But could the reason be that disabling the ME on a desktop is more difficult?
Thanks in advance
LinuxNew