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Inside Intel's Centrino 2 review
Reviews Intel's next generation of portable platforms — codenamed Montevina but officially christened Centrino 2 — was initially scheduled to appear in the first half of 2008. There should be a lot of that: Intel says that some 250 Centrino 2 products are...
[July 16, 2008, 11:31]
Intel's Centrino 2 Solid-state Play
Blog Very interesting news on the Intel front - according to the usually-reliable Digitimes, the chipmaker is getting into the solid-state drive business in a big way, with SSDs apparently to be bundled with the upcoming Centrino 2 (Montevina) platform.
[May 23, 2008, 12:15]
Acer Launches Centrino 2 TravelMates
News On Wednesday, Acer launched its new range of TravelMate Centrino 2 business notebooks. The Centrino 2 platform was formerly code-named 'Montevina'. All the laptops in Acer's new range have Intel Core 2 Duo processors and Draft-N Wi-Fi.
[July 22, 2008, 12:17]
Intel Unveils Its Centrino 2 Platform
News Intel officially introduced its new Centrino 2 platform at a press event in San Francisco on Monday night, despite a minor snafu that held up the launch by three weeks. As part of the introduction of Centrino 2 platform, PC makers such as Lenovo...
[July 15, 2008, 8:20]
Grove: Centrino's Our No. 2 Son
News The campaign behind Centrino, a group of chips designed specifically for wireless computing, is "second only to the introduction of the Pentium" in terms of importance for Intel, said company chairman Andy Grove.
[March 6, 2003, 8:15]
Intel? Centrino? 2 With VPro? Technology And Intel? Core?2 Processor With VPro? Technology
White Papers Best for Business: Security and Manageability on the Chip. The latest notebook and desktop PCs with Intel? vPro? technology build on proven capabilities to enable greater proactive security, enhanced maintenance, and improved remote management both...
[October 23, 2008, 0:00]
Toshiba Updates Notebook Lineup
News Toshiba has updated its business and consumer notebook lineup, introducing models with Intel's Centrino Pro platform and Core 2 Duo processors. Intel Centrino Pro (Active Management Technology 2.5) optional
[August 6, 2007, 12:30]
Lenovo Debuts New Small-business Notebooks And Services
Blog All of the new ThinkPads are equipped with Intel's latest Centrino 2 (Montevina) technology, and most come with integrated 3G connectivity (courtesy of an Ericsson module) at no extra cost to the user — the 'hit' is shared between Lenovo and its...
[July 15, 2008, 16:02]
PC World Escapes Censure Over Core 2 Duo Claims
News Part of the ad read: "Core 2 Duo twice as fast… Intel Centrino Duo mobile technology with Core 2 Duo processor. In response to the complaint, PC World said the laptop advertised used Intel Core 2 Duo and Centrino technology.
[July 5, 2007, 17:58]
Win A Centrino Pro-powered Lenovo Laptop review
Reviews Loaded with Intel's Centrino Pro, the Lenovo ThinkPad X61 notebook provides long battery life in a thin, light package that makes it easy to carry your work with you. Intel's Centrino Pro mobile technology, launched earlier this year, underpins the...
[December 21, 2007, 12:46]
Ultralight Notebooks For Your Business review
Reviews The coming of Centrino The most significant development in this category was the arrival in March 2003 of Intel's Centrino technology. Getting a quality notebook still means spending between £750 and £1,500, and the sky's the limit from there, with...
[May 18, 2004, 6:55]
Smallest Laptops Lose Weight
News The 4.4-pound V505EX, which uses the latest version of Intel's Centrino chip bundle, will sell for about $1,900 (£1,033) and will be available later this month, Sony said. In other notebook news, Sony plans to update its Vaio PCG-Z1WA notebook with...
[February 4, 2004, 7:35]
Fujitsu Siemens LifeBook S6420 review
Reviews Whereas the LifeBook S6410 was a Centrino laptop, its successor is certified as Centrino 2. The S6420 is an ultraportable laptop designed for the mobile professional. It's light, relatively small, and best of all, it has a built-in 3G modem so you...
[November 7, 2008, 16:21]
Inside Intel's Sonoma review
Reviews Most of the differences in the updated Centrino platform live in the Alviso chipset, now officially named the Intel Mobile 915 Chipset Family. The Centrino platform has been one of the company's notable successes over an otherwise bumpy period, as...
[January 19, 2005, 8:40]
Asus S1N review
Reviews This is a Centrino-branded system, which means that wireless networking is catered for by Intel's PRO/Wireless 2100 802.11b Mini-PCI card. When it comes to battery life (an important consideration for a travel-friendly ultraportable), the S1N is...
[July 29, 2003, 7:59]
NEC Versa S900 review
Reviews Centrino technology promises several things, among which are significant reductions in size and weight even for conventional notebooks, never mind smaller systems, and it's not at all apparent that the S900 delivers in these respects.
[April 3, 2003, 15:28]
Fujitsu Siemens LifeBook S-6120 review
Reviews Unfortunately, the LifeBook S-6120 is disappointing in this regard -- particularly for a Centrino system: we could only squeeze 2 hours and 47 minutes from the S-6120's 4,000mAh Li-ion battery with the system in desktop mode, which is a long way...
[June 5, 2003, 7:16]
Intel Downplays Viiv And VPro Brands
News Intel successfully managed to associate Centrino — a package of a mobile processor, chipset and wireless chip — with wireless networking, even though wireless networking was around for years before Centrino.
[July 23, 2007, 10:06]
Inside Intel's Dothan review
Reviews Hardware manufacturers building Centrino-branded systems can now combine these components with Intel's latest PRO/Wireless 2200BG 802.11b/g module. As well as the Dothan Pentium M chip, next-generation Centrino systems will include the 855PM...
[May 10, 2004, 8:20]
Intel's Chipset Road Map Lacks A Driver
News Intel may be the world's biggest supplier of graphics technology, but that's only because PC buyers like to search for bargains and because of the success of Intel's Centrino marketing strategy. They remained unavailable for last week's launch of...
[May 18, 2007, 14:29]
