> Intel cards are the only option if you're buying a Thinkpad. Not true. My Thinkpad E485 from late 2018 has either a Broadcom or a Qualcomm chip, but definite

> Intel cards are the only option if you're buying a Thinkpad. Not true. My Thinkpad E485 from late 2018 has either a Broadcom or a Qualcomm chip, but definitely not Intel. It works like a charm though. The bigger issue is the Realtek Ethernet NIC which has an annoying driver bug where it does not detect the carrier except when the cable is already inserted at boot time. Never buy Realtek if you can avoid it.