Intel gets official on Centrino Pro, adds vPro

Things are shaping up nicely for prospective laptop buyers holding out for Santa Rosa systems before they make the plunge. Intel just confirmed that the platform will be making its way into laptops in the second quarter of this year, and clarified that Centrino Pro is only part of the action, not the whole dealio. Intel also has come forward with a welcome feature addition for enterprise types: vPro, which Intel unleashed on the desktop side last year, will be included in Centrino Pro, allowing for remote management and upgrades of systems by IT folks, and improved virtualization. Of course, it'll also involve signing up for a smorgasbord of Intel-only parts, such as the 802.11n MIMO WiFi, but that's just the way Intel rolls.

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[(Unverified) Posted Apr 4th 2007 7:33PM]

Damn what is AMD doing just sitting by the wayside chillin' while Intel makes all these cool ass chips?

[Cobatts Posted Apr 4th 2007 8:29PM]

Pardon my ignorance, but are these single or mult core?

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 4th 2007 8:33PM]

Pantene pro V?

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 4th 2007 8:36PM]

Introducting the all-new Macbook Pro.

Powered by the Intel Centrino Pro technology.

*Intel jingle*

[themanofsilver Posted Apr 4th 2007 9:03PM]

Sometimes that's the problem with Intel's roadmap ... everyone sits on the fence waiting for the new chips and boards they know are right around the corner. The hardware producers must hate it. But then again, once they can pop the Santa Rosa enabled goodies into their laptops, they can watch all that pent up desire turn into dollar signs.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 5th 2007 4:58AM]

vPro?