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1st party is my preferred option. Grab an Apple 6+12 pin to m.2 M-key [converter card](https://dortania.github.io/Wireless-Buyers-Guide/Airport.html) and go native with something like the BCM94360CS2. Please note the number of antenna connectors. Some have more than 2, so you'll have to add some antenna's and maybe even mod your case. Though there is some room under the plastic lid, it can fit internal antennas like [this](https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1AAiAKVXXXXc4aXXXq6xXFXXX4/2pcs-Internal-Antennas-40cm-15-7-inches-IPEX-MHF4-2-4-5G-wifi-antennas-for-BCM94352Z.jpg). The lid can be removed with some strategic force and there's a hole to route the wires trough too. I would use those and leave the standard antenna's connected to the Intel module. They're very cheap and the antenna connectors on the Intel module are very fragile.

One big plus of going native is that you gain HID-proxy. This means that when there is no OS running the Airport card will proxy any paired HID bluetooth devices to the machine as usb devices. This means you can enter the BIOS or boot menu using the bluetooth keyboard and mouse. This is not a feature you will find on many other cards, including the the one Intel put in here. Even expensive bluetooth cards often can not do this. But Apple has added it even in the cheap BCM943224PCIEBT2 Airport card. I've personally tested that card and it still works fine in Catalina and Big Sur by setting ```Kernel -> Patch -> 0``` to true. Big Sur will also need [a patched](https://github.com/barrykn/big-sur-micropatcher/tree/main/payloads/kexts) IO80211.kext.
One big plus of going native is that you gain HID-proxy. This means that when there is no OS running the Airport card will proxy any paired HID bluetooth devices to the machine as usb devices. This means you can enter the BIOS or boot menu using the bluetooth keyboard and mouse. This is not a feature you will find on many other cards, including the the one Intel put in here. Even expensive bluetooth cards often can not do this. But Apple has added it even in the cheap BCM943224PCIEBT2 Airport card. I've personally tested that card and it still works fine in Catalina and Big Sur by setting ```Kernel -> Patch -> 0``` to true. Big Sur will also need [a patched](https://github.com/barrykn/big-sur-micropatcher/tree/main/payloads/kexts) IO80211.kext. See my comment [here](https://github.com/zearp/Nucintosh/issues/22#issuecomment-754167884) for more info on Big Sur and this card.

Some sellers on AliExpress have converter cards that already have [the small 1.25mm pitch jst](https://github.com/zearp/Nucintosh/blob/master/Stuff/NUC8-m2adapter.jpg?raw=true) connector on it. It connects to one of the two internal usb ports. I use one without issues in my NUC. They usually list them as NUC8 compatible and cost a bit more than other converter cards.

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