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Ladies and gentlemen, will you please welcome Centrino... 2. Yes, despite numerous annual updates since the launch of Intel's laptop platform, the next version, codenamed 'Montevina', will apparently be released as its second generation. That's what laptop maker moles claim, at least. And, according to a DigiTimes report, they …

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  1. Anonymous Coward
    Boffin

    802.11n?

    Any point in launching a product based on a (still) non-ratified wireless standard?

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  2. Vaidotas Zemlys

    A lot of 2s

    So the sticker on the laptop wil be Centrino 2 Core 2 Duo? Intel is very fond of number 2, eh?

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  3. thomas k.
    Stop

    timely news

    Well! I was planning on purchasing a Dell XPC 1330, recently reviewed here on this site, in the next month or so. Guess I should hold off a bit. Maybe they'll upgrade the cr*p camera on the LED-backlight model at the same time. Just hoping they can still provide XP drivers for the new platform.

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  4. Wyrmhole

    Confusion

    "Centrino 2" doesn't make it less confusing in the overall picture. To average buyers this kind of "platform" has no meaning. Instead we hear of laptops with "Centrino Duo processor"s.

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