Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.space/@CppGuy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>CppGuy</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@frameworkcomputer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>frameworkcomputer</span></a></span> In terms if <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/avoid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>avoid</span></a> I'd sadly say <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Lenovo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lenovo</span></a> (espechally outside the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ThinkPad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThinkPad</span></a> line) and any cheap/craptastic no-name brand...</p><p>Tho personally, Lenovo, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Intel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Intel</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Fibocom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fibocom</span></a> and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ubuntu.social/@ubuntu" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ubuntu</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Canonical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canonical</span></a> ruined my experience with the ThinkPad <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/P15v" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>P15v</span></a> because despite being <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UbuntuCertified" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UbuntuCertified</span></a>"</em> the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WWAN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WWAN</span></a> module (an Intel <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMM7360" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XMM7360</span></a> rebadged as Fibocom <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/850GL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>850GL</span></a>) didn't work and neither of the aformentioned parties felt responsible to fix it!</p><ul><li>And thanks to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PCIe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PCIe</span></a> - <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AllowListing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AllowListing</span></a> of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WWAN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WWAN</span></a> cards I couldn't just plop a <em>known working</em> M.2 card in there, but that applies also to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/hp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hp</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Dell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dell</span></a> and any other <em>"Business Notebook"</em>...</li></ul>