Intel Centrino Duo Mobile Technology

Looking for a laptop? Then you may have heard the hype about Intel's new Centrino Duo Mobile Technology. According to Consumer Reports these new type of computers showed that it lives up to some claims but falls short on others.

The new chipset provides longer battery life and faster wireless data tranfer than previous versions. But it doesn't deliver promised gains in application speed, memory use, 3D graphics, or video quality.

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Consumer Reports conducted a review and based on first looks at several new laptops with the latest version of Centrino Duo. They arrived as we were completing our current ratings of laptops using the previous generation of chips.

If you're ready to buy a laptop, there's little reason to insist on the latest Centrion Duo. Laptops in the Raings should be fine for typical use, and prices might drop as retailers make way for the new models. The main reason to go with the new processor is to get longer battery life, example for frequent air travel. You can tell taht a laptop has the new version of the Centrio Duo if its processor is labeled T7x00, where x is an odd number.

Here is what to look for in the new Centrino Duo laptops uncovered:

1 - Battery life

2 - Wi-Fi Data Transfers

3 - Application speed

4 - More memory for less money

5 - 3D Graphis proformance

6 - Video Proformance