Yeah, I haven't even so much as bothered to look at the wifi chipsets in computers that I purchase since like... 2007? Since then I just assume that it works,

Yeah, I haven't even so much as bothered to look at the wifi chipsets in computers that I purchase since like... 2007? Since then I just assume that it works, and so far it always has. The only trouble I have is with this corporate T420 with Windows 7, on my home wifi network. Sometimes it takes 5+ minutes to connect (2.4ghz or 5ghz wireless-n, I have both available and it has trouble with both.) I've also never had a single problem with NetworkManager, despite what others are saying. Then again, I've also never had problems with the infamous PulseAudio... I bought a cheap-as-hell USB audio card off the internet the other day and it Just Worked™. That didn't even surprise me.