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Intel Core 2 Duo vs Centrino 2 Duo
Name: rep- Date: July 15, 2008 at 16:30:05 Pacific OS: xp home CPU/Ram: na Product: Intel
Comment:
Are all notebooks equipped with Centrino? If not, what is the difference between Intel Core 2 Duo and Centrino Core 2 Duo?
I was checking the specs for this notebook and it said Intel Core 2 Duo but at the bottom it said "centrino technology" ... I have heard that centrinos are less faster.. what are the major differences?
Name: Mattwizz3 (by mattwizz3) Date: July 17, 2008 at 19:15:42 Pacific
Reply:
As jam said, Centrino is not the name of the CPU but the name of a hardware package.
A Centrino and non Centrino Laptop can have the exact same processor, but the non Centrino laptop might not have some wireless networking features that the other has.
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