Intel wifi cards (4965 and 3945) don't work anymore?
http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/810#System%20lo...
I hate to sound negative, but this makes no freaking sense. Those two Intel cards have been pretty much the only safe choice for Linux laptop buyers: everything else, including Dell crap, doesn't work at all or requires using terrible hacks like ndiswrapper. The first thing I look for when getting a laptop, is to make sure the wireless card is one of those two. AND THEY DON'T WORK ANYMORE?!
To me this sounds like a distro with pretty much disabled WiFi.
FUCK.