New laptop derecommendations

[Robert Heller]

At Thu, 18 Oct 2018 14:23:12 -0500 "Ubuntu user technical support,  not for general discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:

> 
> > These are broadcom wireless?  You really don't want these.  Insist on Intel
> > wireless.
> 
> Robert - no they are not usually bc. They have always been intel as far as Im
> aware and Ive never had a single one come without intel so it was def a concern.
> 

Not all Thinkpads come with Intel NICs. *Some* come with Realtek Wireless. And
*some* have Broadcom (hard wired NICs):

On my Thickpad R500:

03:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8191SEvB 
Wireless LAN Controller (rev 10)
04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Limited NetLink BCM5787M Gigabit 
Ethernet PCI Express (rev 02)

(The Broadcom hard Ethernet works OK.  The Realtek wireless sometime goes off 
into nowhere land and the driver needs to be unloaded and reloaded.  This is 
with kernel 2.6.32-754.3.5.el6.centos.plus.x86_64 under CentOS 6.)

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