Whats the difference between Pentium M and Centrino?
In short, there is no difference. The Pentium M processor is basically a supercharged Pentium III that can perform on par with faster-clocked P4s while still sucking up less juice. The Centrino name is little more than a catchy advertising gimmick to most consumers, although the platform stability will please large corporate buyers. To have a “Centrino inside” sticker, a laptop must have a Pentium M CPU and an internal Intel wireless networking (WLAN) card. You may check out http://www.intel.com/products/mobiletechnology/index.htm?iid=ipp_note+mobiletech& for more information. At the time I ordered my laptop, Intel only offered an 802.11b (11 Mbps) WLAN card. Since I opted for Dell’s faster 802.11g (54Mbps) card, my laptop only has a “Pentium M inside” sticker instead of the Centrino sticker. (Note that 802.11g is backward-compatible with 802.11b and will reduce to 11 Mbps if you connect to an 802.11b network, so many manufacturers advertise their 802.11g cards as 802.11b/g cards.) Las
