Centrino = Core Solo?

Does a single Centrino is equal to a Core Solo? Are there any differents between them?

 

No, it might be a Pentium M.
It's basically the different architecture they have,the Pentium M is 3 years old but the Core MicroArchitecture is newer.

 

Not necessarily since Pentium M based systems can also be qualified to be branded as a Centrino.

Which system are you looking at? If it is brand new then there is a good chance that it is going to be a Core Solo.

 

Centrino's just a very successful marketing ploy to sell three pieces of hardware instead of one. To qualify, manufacturers have to put not only the Intel CPU in, but also the corresponding chipset and wireless card. Somewhat random, I know, but it sells a lot of hardware.

 

Yes, but the three components work nicely togeather, and it improves Overall system reliability in my opinion. It will usually say in the specs weather the CPU is Pentium M or a Core Solo.

 

"Improves" compared to what? They work well together, yes, but so do many other combinations.
It does give you some kind of assurance that what you buy will work together, but that's really all.

 

basically the most difference I notice in a centrino is to be able to identify the laptop has an intel pro/wireless card in there(wow!), not a different brand.

It is logical that if theres an Intel processor, then there is an intel chipset in it(doh!), but maybe or maybe not an intel pro wireless

 

No, it needs to be Intel Pro Wireless, or it isn't considered Centrino.

Intel chipset + Intel CPU (Pentium M, Core Duo, Core Solo, Core 2 Duo) + Intel wireless = Centrino.

Anything else will be branded under it's processor label, such as Pentium M or Core 2.

 

Is it? Then how come I can buy NVidia, ATI, Via or many other chipsets for my AMD processor?

Hell, I can buy most of them for Intel as well. As said above, it is little more than a marketing ploy, piggybacking their "lesser" products onto the CPU business.

 

that is amd processor though isn't? I mean if there is an intel pentium m or core solo in it, the chipset should be 855,915, or 945(for core solo one) series.

I guess it means an intel processor can have nvidia,ati, or other chipset then...

 

You can buy all the above brands for AMD processors. For Intel, it's a bit more limited.

ATI used to be reasonably big, but after they were bought by AMD? Not so much. NVidia motherboards are starting to grow a lot on the Intel market though. And can't remember, but I suspect SIS and/or Via are still making boards for Intel cpu's as well.

So no, there's no need for an Intel chipset for Intel processors. Although Intel would like that to be the case.