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Centrino vs Core 2 Duo

Discussion in 'PC Hardware' started by rsampson, 2008/07/16.

  1. 2008/07/16
    rsampson

    rsampson Inactive Thread Starter

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    I just bought a Toshiba Sattelite A200-SC3 laptop from Staples in Toronto. It was advertised as having a 1.83 Gb Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, T5550. When I got it home and opened it up, I found that it has an Intel Centrino label on it.

    I thought the Intel Core 2 Duo processor was very different from the Centrino: have I been swindled?
     
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    rsinfo

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    Centrino is a platform name from Intel. It consists of a certain CPU, motherboard & wifi. Within the platform there could be many CPU families.
     
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    PeteC

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    The Centrino is a family of CPU's for mobile computing - labelling has changed - based for the most part on Core 2 Duo processors.

    Acid test - Device Manager > Processors and expand. If 2 CPU's are shown you have a dual core :)
     
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    PeteC

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    We are both right .....
    from the URL I posted :)
     
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