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Centrino vs. Pentium M: The Battle for Wireless Notebooks

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portable computers

Overview This paper compares the two brands Pentium M and Centrino which both use the identical microprocessors and explains how wireless functionality is the primary difference between the two. In addition, this paper provides a perspective on how Pentium M notebooks can offer even longer battery-life, as well as faster, more reliable wireless connectivity capabilities than available from Centrino notebooks.

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Publisher	Atheros Communications	File Format	PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5
Date Published	March 2003	Downloads	5818
Format	White Papers
Topics	Portable Computers, Microprocessors

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Mobility: Make The Case

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Activate Today!Realize ROI with IntelÂ® vPro Technology and Microsoft System Configuration Manager

Join the team from the Intel vPro Expert Center for an informative Webcast on the ROI savings and activation process for PCs with Intel® vPro™ technology and Microsoft System Configuration...

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Intel

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portable computers

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Intel and VeriSign want to make sure you're safe out there

The first Banias notebooks will go on sale from major PC companies in the first half of next year. Banias chips are being designed from the ground up for mobile users and CPUs will sit alongside integrated wireless connectivity at the heart of...

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Intel price cuts could see cost of laptops nosedive in 2003

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Intel to release Banias on 12 March

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Mobile & Wireless

Intel: 'No recovery - but things feel modestly better'

The switch-over began with the introduction of the Centrino family of chips for notebooks, last month. Overall, analysts believe that Intel is in good shape, thanks to its newest processor, the Pentium M for notebooks, and relatively slow price...

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Intel ready to push Centrino

Instead, the majority of notebooks equipped with Centrino or Pentium M have been purchased by businesses, according to analysts and PC makers. The Centrino bundle includes an 802.11 wireless module, along with the Pentium M processor and an Intel...

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