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pm centrino clock speeds are different than p4 or amd chips.
a centrino 1.6 runs comprable to a p4 2.x.
again, clock speed isn't everything. there is more to a processor than ghz.
and battery life on a laptop with a desktop processor and hardware is nothing close to an hour. it may last 45 minutes at optimal conditions.
battery life varies depending on what type of work you are doing. writing to the harddrive uses more power than sitting idle. processor intensive applications like graphical prog's, games, etc will drain the battery faster.
like i said, laptops are meant for low profile work and portability...they're not desktops.
photoshop, illustrator, 3d apps, games, etc will kill the expected battery life.
even with my linux system configured for less writes to the drive, cpu scaling and screen dimming...idle gives me maybe 2+ hours...working gives me an hour or so.