Centrino = M?

[sinisterpanda]

Okay, my processor says that it's Intel Pentium M, is that the same thing as Centrino (which i what it is suppose to be)? Do I need to go in and yell at best buy? I can't find any documentation on this....

[ism]

Centrino is a marketing term invented by Intel to sell more of their technology.
Centrino is the Pentium M (CPU) + mainboard chipset (Intel 855) + wireless interface (Intel PRO 2100/2200).

That way, when customers ask for Centrino, Intel sells all three. If a customer came in asking for Pentium M, then the vendor could give them a non-Intel mainboard and wireless interface.

AMD is getting into the act with Turion, which is a CPU and chipset.

If you want some shits and giggles, go into Best Buy and pretend you don't know this. See if you can score something. =D