Intel's Centrino processor is a combination of either the Pentium M (the precursor to the Core Duo) or the Core Duo, a model of motherboard, and a wireless card. While the set is nice, it is largely marketing on Intel's part and offers little performance boost over simply choosing a Core Duo and a Dell wireless card. The latter option tends to be less expensive and works just as well. Either the Centrino or any Dell wireless card will work with UWNet, the University's wireless network.Click here to read more about the Centrino Duo and Centrino M from Intel.
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