Aharon Etengoff the Inquirer , Tuesday 15 July 2008. 08:05:00 And five processors INTEL HAS finally unveiled its Intel Centrino 2 platform for laptops, powered by five new Intel Core 2 Duo processors. Previously codenamed Montevina, the new platform features 45nm Penryn-derived mobile processors with front side bus frequencies up to 1066MHz and Express Mobile 4 chipsets with support for DDR2 and DDR3 memory standards. Montevina also offers major multimedia improvements and a longer battery life. Indeed, the Intel Centrino 2 processor is apparently capable of rendering a typical full-length, Blu-ray high-definition video on a single battery charge, while the DX10 graphics core offloads major HD video codecs from the host CPU. In addition, the Centrino 2 boasts unique Anti-Theft Technology, allowing IT administrators to lock out thieves by remotely disabling a microcontroller embedded in the chipset that authenticates user access to the hard disk.... ...
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