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Intel's dual core Napa (Centrino Duo) platform features the 945GM chipset, the first chipset with integrated graphics for Core Duo laptop and notebook CPUs. We used two Asus W5 laptops to compare the 945GM and the older Sonoma (Centrino) platform's 915GM to see if the former is really faster and more energy efficient.


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