Inspiron - true 802.11g centrino?

[Guest]

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I've read in a few places that the Inspiron isn't a true centrino owing to
the fact that Dell use 802.11g cards rather than an integrated wi-fi
chipset. Any truth or significance in this?

 

[Guest]

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The Centrino "marketing label" from Intel. It's old enough that 802.11g
didn't exist, so including it 'breaks' the name.

Ignore it.

Tom
"Richard Lewis" <funkyt@TAKEOUTjumpy.it> wrote in message
news:A-2dnXe6FocquvrcRVnysw@pipex.net...
> I've read in a few places that the Inspiron isn't a true centrino owing to
> the fact that Dell use 802.11g cards rather than an integrated wi-fi
> chipset. Any truth or significance in this?
>

 

[danr]

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Exactly - Centrino is not a processor, as many believe but a label (as Tom
indicates) that encompasses the CPU, Chipset and 802.11b card - TOGETHER.

Dan

"Tom Scales" <tomtoo@softhome.net> wrote in message
news:l72dnXCuyf5X3_rcRVn-ow@comcast.com...
> The Centrino "marketing label" from Intel. It's old enough that 802.11g
> didn't exist, so including it 'breaks' the name.
>
> Ignore it.
>
> Tom
> "Richard Lewis" <funkyt@TAKEOUTjumpy.it> wrote in message
> news:A-2dnXe6FocquvrcRVnysw@pipex.net...
> > I've read in a few places that the Inspiron isn't a true centrino owing
to
> > the fact that Dell use 802.11g cards rather than an integrated wi-fi
> > chipset. Any truth or significance in this?
> >
>
>


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