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Centrino vs. Pentium M: The Battle for Wireless Notebooks

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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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