Around 2014 (haswell era), Thinkpads all had the same wifi hardware, an Intel 7260. They still pulled this stunt by disabling 5GHz bands on cheaper models. The

Around 2014 (haswell era), Thinkpads all had the same wifi hardware, an Intel 7260. They still pulled this stunt by disabling 5GHz bands on cheaper models. The next year they ditched the whitelist on most models.