Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

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Smooth, look at it this way: Centrino offered something AMD couldn't, i.e. low power. Wireless was getting all too standard and the vast majority of AMD notebooks were at the time that Centrino got introduced nicely outfitted with the standard (.11b/g) as well so it was not nearly as relevant a differentiator as low power (.11b/g either as build in or optional). Also .11b/g PCMCIA cards were aplenty as well. Either way it was available en masse. The reason I know is because I bought a notebook back then and I checked virtually all brands that carried AMD DTRs. Low power good performing T&L notebooks, a space ONLY adressed by Centrino. For years, up till Turion.

Now Viiv offers ABOLUTELY NOTHING that AMD can't match, and X2 well outperforms DC P4 (and at lower power). See the difference?

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