Items tagged with 'Centrino'

Laptops, PCs At The Center Of Wal-Mart Back to School Blitz

Laptops, PCs At The Center Of Wal-Mart Back to School Blitz

Starting this weekend, Wal-Mart plans to change where you'll shop for your next computer, while possibly providing a needed salesboost to OEMs whose profits have fallen due to weaker sales. For most companies, such statements would smack of hubris, but Wal-Mart's size and recession-resistant business model lend credence... Read More
Asus G50vt Gaming Notebook Video Spotlight

Asus G50vt Gaming Notebook Video Spotlight

As Gaming Notebooks go, there are always going to be trade-offs to make and a balance to strike between performance, weight, and cost.  The Asus G50Vt strikes a happy medium, weighing in at 7.5lbs and around $949 at retail outlets like Best Buy with higher-end SKUs online.  Our system, powered by a Core 2 Duo... Read More
Asus G50Vt Gaming Notebook Video Spotlight

Asus G50Vt Gaming Notebook Video Spotlight

Synopsis:  As Gaming Notebooks go, there are always going to be trade-offs to make and a balance to strike between performance, weight, and cost.  The Asus G50Vt strikes a happy medium, weighing in at 7.5lbs and around $949 at retail outlets like Best Buy with higher-end SKUs online.  Our system, powered... Read More
Lenovo IdeaPad Y530 Notebook

Lenovo IdeaPad Y530 Notebook

Lenovo's IdeaPad series of notebooks is quite different than the company's popular line up of ThinkPads. Ideapads are currently available in three series of products. The "U" series designates an ultraportable style with 11.1" or 13.3" widescreen displays and Intel Core 2 Duo processors. The "Y" series is for family entertainment... Read More
OCZ: First 15” DIY Notebook on Intel Centrino 2

OCZ: First 15” DIY Notebook on Intel Centrino 2

OCZ Technology Announces the first 15” DIY Notebook SolutionBased on Intel® Centrino® 2 Platform Sunnyvale, Calif.—October 30, 2008—OCZ Technology Group, Inc., a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory, components, and systems, today unveiled their latest 15”Do-It-Yourself... Read More
Lenovo Centrino 2-based ThinkPad X200 Preview

Lenovo Centrino 2-based ThinkPad X200 Preview

With Intel's recent launch of the Centrino 2 mobile platform, aka Montevina, you can be sure virtually all of the major notebook OEMs have been peddling their wares in an effort to hit the ground running during the back to school season this fall.  First out of the gate, delivering a Montevina thin-and-light to our... Read More
Intel Unveils Montevina, Centrino 2 Platform

Intel Unveils Montevina, Centrino 2 Platform

Intel has just finally announced the Montevina mobile platform, their 5th generation of the underlying technology that makes up the company's Centrino 2 mobile architecture. Like previous iterations, the Montevina platform consists of a processor, chipset, and a specific wireless network module. New with Montevina, however,... Read More
Intel Unveils Montevina, Centrino 2 Platform

Intel Unveils Montevina, Centrino 2 Platform

Intel has just officially announced the Montevina mobile platform, their 5th generation of the underlying technology that makes up the company's Centrino 2 mobile architecture.  Like previous iterations, the Montevina platform consists of a processor, chipset, and a specific wireless network module.  New... Read More
OCZ Unveils Intel Centrino 2 Whitebook

OCZ Unveils Intel Centrino 2 Whitebook

OCZ Technology Group Unveils Intel Centrino 2 and Intel Core2 Extreme mobile processor high performance laptop solution designed for System Builders to support Enthusiasts and Gamers OCZ brings the next generation of Intel mobile processors technologies with New Standards of Performance for System Builders Sunnyvale, Calif.—July... Read More
Centrino 2 And SSDs: A Match Made In Heaven

Centrino 2 And SSDs: A Match Made In Heaven

It isn’t just a coincidence that Intel decided to start manufacturing solid state drives (SSDs), nor was it simply a sign that the devices might soon be in high demand.  Intel is planning on manufacturing that demand by featuring them as part of a bundle with their upcoming Centrino 2 platform.“Initial shipments of Intel... Read More
Intel Preparing Centrino Pro Campaign

Intel Preparing Centrino Pro Campaign

DigiTimes reports that Intel is preparing to spend $300 million on their campaign to promote the new Centrino Pro (Santa Rosa) platform. Timed around the launch of Microsoft's upcoming Vista operating system, the Centrino Pro platform will also introduce an 800MHz FSB, 4MB of L2 cache, Gigabit and wireless 802.11a/g/n,... Read More
Centrino Duo Whitebook: A Do-It-Yourself Laptop

Centrino Duo Whitebook: A Do-It-Yourself Laptop

One thing hardware enthusiasts love is customizability. We want our computers to be different, to stand out from the crowd of boring OEM boxes, and to be personal. We love customizing our computers so much that many of us spend days, weeks, months and even years customizing and polishing our own rigs. Hardware manufacturers... Read More
Intel Centrino Duo Whitebook: A DIY Notebook

Intel Centrino Duo Whitebook: A DIY Notebook

Hello Everyone. We've just posted an article at HotHardware.com detailing the process of assembling a Centrino Duo Whitebook. We give plenty of background information regarding the different platforms and discuss the pros and cons of the DIY notebook market. Here's a snip from the piece... "Desktop PC owners have... Read More
NVIDIA Authorizes SLI for Centrino

NVIDIA Authorizes SLI for Centrino

No doubt in a rebuttal to AMD's recent acquisition of ATI, HKEPC reports that NVIDIA has officially authorized Intel to have SLI functionality with the company's Centrino mobile platform. The first mobile chipset to have SLI support will be the i945GM/PM Express chipset and that functionality will be unlocked at... Read More
Centrino Duo Mobile Platform Review

Centrino Duo Mobile Platform Review

With Intel expecting dual-core CPUs to be installed in 70% of all shipped notebooks this year, they have a good amount of faith in their new Centrino Duo technology. X-Bit labs has put some time into exploring this new tech, which makes for a good read if you're currently looking for a new notebook. "Intel Centrino... Read More
Corsair Launches 667MHz DDR2 SO-DIMM Memory forCentrino

Corsair Launches 667MHz DDR2 SO-DIMM Memory forCentrino

Corsair Launches 667MHz DDR2 SO-DIMM Memory for the New Intel Centrino Mobile Designed for the latest generation of notebooks, Corsair brings new build and upgrade options to consumers seeking maximum performance in SO-DIMM memory Fremont, CA (February 13, 2006) – Corsair(R) Memory, Inc., a worldwide leader in high... Read More
Intel Centrino Duo 'Napa' Mobile Technology Explained

Intel Centrino Duo 'Napa' Mobile Technology Explained

Two cores, one die, and possibly longer battery life? That's Intel's claim on their new notebook technology. Hardware Zone dedicates five pages to help explain how Intel's latest offering is better than anything before it."Timing is everything when it comes to marketing, and none the more appreciative of perfect timing... Read More
Intel Centrino DDR2 Investigation

Intel Centrino DDR2 Investigation

Continuing their investigation on mobile memory performance with linux, Phoronix is looking to see how various memory configurations effect the Pentium M's performance. Today they'll be testing DDR 2 PC2-4000 memory, ranging from 512MB to 2GB."In our previous piece yesterday, we had covered the performance benefits of using... Read More
ASUS V6500V Centrino Notebook, OCZ EL DDR PC-4000 Gold VX, and more!

ASUS V6500V Centrino Notebook, OCZ EL DDR PC-4000 Gold VX, and more!

The news for the night is here. Mixed in with the news tonight, is an article from PCStats on making Batch Files, which can make your life easier depending on what you do with your computer. Have a look. Now for the reviews and I'm off to bed, good night. ASUS V6500V Intel Centrino Notebook @ Hardware Zone "Positioned... Read More
Intel Pentium 4 Centrino Launch Event

Intel Pentium 4 Centrino Launch Event

The Centrino Mobile Technology Launch Event Intel Takes Mobile Computing to the Next Level By - Jeff Bouton March 12, 2003 After a few remote illustrations, the demonstration portion the presentation was over and the focus shifted to input from high ranking executives from T-Mobile, Boeing, Marriot, MacDonalds, Toshiba,... Read More