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Intel® Centrino® 2 Processor Technology

With new laptop PCs based on Intel® Centrino® 2 processor technology for the home, or Intel® Centrino® 2 with vPro™ technology for business, you'll experience a new breakthrough in mobile performance, enabled longer battery life, the future of wireless now with 802.11n standard, and more, right at your fingertips.‡ Delivering performance gains of up to 50%¹ enabled by a minimum 3MB Smart Cache and 1066MHz front side bus, these laptops are equipped to handle everything from robust business to masterful multimedia and everything in between. And with Intel Centrino 2 processor technology, you'll make quick work of the toughest computing tasks like HD video encoding—up to 90% faster², so you can accomplish more without the wait.

Intel® Centrino® 2 processor technology ›

Intel® Centrino® 2 processor technology

Push the limits of mobile computing with Intel® Centrino® 2 processor technology, enabling blazing performance, amazing battery life, and up to 2X greater range and up to 5X better wireless performance³, you can count on to deliver intensive hi-def multimedia, games, and more.

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Intel® Centrino® 2 with vPro™ technology ›

Intel® Centrino® 2 with vPro™ technology

Experience Intel's best technology for business: Inte®® Centrino® 2 with vPro™ technology. These notebooks deliver outstanding dual-core performance, enhanced maintenance and management capabilities, and proactive security in an open LAN—even outside of the corporate firewall.4

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‡ System performance, battery life, power savings, high-definition quality, video playback and functionality, and wireless performance and functionality will vary depending on your specific operating system, hardware, chipset, connection availability and rate, site conditions, and software configurations. References to enhanced performance including wireless refer to comparisons with previous generation Intel® technologies. Wireless connectivity and some features may require you to purchase additional software, services or external hardware. See www.intel.com/cd/products/services/emea/eng/centrino/index.htm and www.intel.com/go/consumerbenchmarks for more information on performance, wireless, power savings and energy efficiency.
¹ As measured using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom* comparing latest generation comparing Intel® Centrino® 2 processor technology-based notebooks with comparable frequency first generation dual-core Intel Centrino processor technology-based notebooks. Actual performance may vary. See www.intel.com/go/consumerbenchmarks for important additional information.
² Performance measured is based on TMPGEncoder Xpress* 4.4 comparing Intel® Centrino® 2 processor technology-based notebooks with comparable frequency first-generation dual-core Intel® Centrino® processor technology-based notebooks. Actual performance may vary. See www.intel.com/go/consumerbenchmarks for important additional information.
³ Up to 2x greater range and up to 5x better performance (compared to 802.11a/g) with Intel® Centrino® 2 processor technology-enabled notebooks. Actual results may vary based on your specific hardware, connection rate, site conditions, and software configurations. See www.intel.com/performance/mobile/wireless/index.htm. for more information. Wireless N standard currently not available in all countries. Check with your PC and access point manufacturer for details.
4 Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT) requires the computer system to have an Intel® AMT-enabled chipset, network hardware and software, as well as connection with a power source and a corporate network connection. Setup requires configuration by the purchaser and may require scripting with the management console or further integration into existing security frameworks to enable certain functionality. It may also require modifications of implementation of new business processes. With regard to notebooks, Intel AMT may not be available or certain capabilities may be limited over a host OS-based VPN or when connecting wirelessly, on battery power, sleeping, hibernating or powered off. For more information, see www.intel.com/technology/platform-technology/intel-amt/.