Intel® Centrino® with vPro™ Technology
Best mobile for business: Security and manageability on a chip.
Business demands frequently go beyond office walls. When they do, you want the ultimate high-performance laptop with proactive security features and remote manageability built in. And with a laptop based on Intel® Centrino® with vPro™ technology, you'll experience all that plus longer-lasting battery life, and wireless connectivity that'll go wherever business may take you.+
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Performance-packed road warrior
With next-generation dual-core processors built into laptops with Intel Centrino with vPro technology, you'll enjoy 2x the multitasking performance¹ and up to 2x the performance on compute-intensive applications¹—like running financial software or reviewing a multimedia presentation, all while anti-virus scans in the background.
back to topThe power of remote management and security features
Increase uptime, reduce costly desk-side visits, and free yourself to focus on more strategic IT initiatives. With Intel Centrino with vPro technology, you can remotely monitor, diagnose, and repair PCs over the network, even if a system's OS is inoperable or it is powered off. Enabled by the built-in manageability features of Intel vPro technology, these laptops are equipped to protect your PC while in the office or on the go.
You can also:
- Reduce the need for hardware-related desk-side visits by up to 50 percent²
- Reduce laptop asset inventory failures by up to 62 percent³
- Conduct hardware and software inventory up to 95 percent faster than manual inventorying³
- Improve your ability to inventory previously-undetected software by up to 47 percent³
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Remain productive longer, without wires
When you're working on the move, the last thing you want to look for is a power outlet. With Intel Centrino with vPro technology, you'll conserve battery life with low-leakage hafnium-based 45-nanometer technology and cool, energy-saving features like Intel® Intelligent Power Capability and Intel® Deep Power Down Technology.+ Plus, with built-in wireless connectivity with up to 2x greater range and up to 5x faster wireless with optional Intel next-generation wireless technology, you have multiple options to connect to public Wi-Fi networks around the globe without wires.±
| Intel® Centrino® with vPro™ technology components | |
|---|---|
| Processors | Intel® Core™2 processor—supported by the Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (Intel® SIPP) |
| Chipsets |
Mobile Intel® GM965 Express Chipset Mobile Intel® PM965 Express Chipset |
| WLAN | Intel® 82566 Family Gigabit Ethernet Controllers |
| Wireless | Intel® Next-Gen Wireless-N (optional) |
| Recommended technologies | Intel® Turbo Memory |
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+ System performance, battery life, power savings, high-definition quality, video playback, wireless performance, and functionality will vary depending on your specific operating system, hardware, chipset, connection rate, site conditions, and software configurations. References to enhanced performance including wireless refer to comparisons with previous generation Intel technologies. Wireless connectivity and some features may require you to purchase additional software, services or external hardware. Availability of public wireless LAN access points is limited. Wireless functionality may vary by country and some hotspots may not support Linux-based Intel® Centrino® processor technology systems. See www.intel.com/products/centrino/index.htm and www.intel.com/performance/mobile/benchmarks.htm for more information on performance, wireless, power savings and energy efficiency.
¹ As measured by SPEC*CPU2006 comparing latest generation Intel® Core™2 processor T7700 & T7100 with a comparable frequency single-core Intel® Pentium® M processor. Actual performance may vary. See www.intel.com/performance/mobile/index.htm for important additional information. SPEC, SPECint, SPECfp, SPECrate, SPECweb, SPECjbb are trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. See www.spec.org for more information on the benchmarks.
² Results shown are from the 2007 EDS Case Studies with Intel® vPro™ processor technology, by LeGrand and Salamasick, 3rd party audit commissioned by Intel, of various enterprise IT environments. The studies compare test environments of Intel® vPro™ processor technology equipped PCs vs non-Intel® vPro™ processor technology environments. Tested PCs were in multiple OS and power states to mirror a typical working environment. Actual results may vary. The study is available at www.intel.com/vpro and www.eds.com.
³ Results shown are from the 2007 Benefits of Intel® Centrino® Pro Processor Technology in the Enterprise, Wipro Technologies study commissioned by Intel. The study models projected ROI of deploying Intel® Centrino® Pro processor technology Actual results may vary. The study is available at www.intel.com/vpro and www.wipro.com.
± Up to 2x greater range and up to 5x better performance with optional Intel® Next-Gen Wireless-N technology enabled by 2x3 Draft N implementations with 2 spatial streams. Actual results may vary based on your specific hardware, connection rate, site conditions, and software configurations. See www.intel.com/performance/mobile/wireless/index.htm for more information. Also requires a Connect with Intel® Centrino® processor technology certified wireless n access point. Wireless n access points without the Connect with Intel Centrino processor technology identifier may require additional firmware for increased performance results. Check with your PC and access point manufacturer for details.