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Pentium-M Notebook Put To The Test

Posted by Hemos on from the testing-it-hard dept.

BedivereW writes "Tom's Hardware has an interesting review of the first Intel Pentium-M (codenamed Banias) notebook. There are a few pieces of information missing, like heat production, but on the whole it is a good review. Intel appears to be moving in the correct direction." I'm looking forward to seeing more info on this one - seems to be the x86 response to the PowerBook series.

3 of 158 comments (clear)

  1. Heat production by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    Heat production is the same as the power used by the chip. 99% of the watts ultimately transform into heat.

  2. Re:Unfair practice? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    RTFA - all of you.
    Intel is publishing the specification, in a similar way to Microsoft publishing the spec for tablet PC's. It's not going to integrate the WLAN into the cpu, it's not going to capture the market for mini-pci WLAN cards. It's a spec, to be a Centrino certified PC (and benefit from the marketing $$$) you have to make a laptop reaching the minimum standard!
    Geez

  3. Centino is a STANDARD not a chip by citanon · · Score: 5, Informative

    Centrino = Pentium M + Intel 855 chipset + Calexico 802.11a/b However, each of the above three is a separate component. In theory a manufacturer could choose not to package the three together. However, to achieve the Centrino specification, they would have to conform to the above standard. Hope that this makes it clear.