Top vendors including Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo, Sony & Fujitsu have announced consumer and business laptops that will use Intel’s new Centrino 2 platform, which was introduced on Monday. Centrino 2 boasts speedier processors, improved mobility features, and support for high-definition graphics.

HP is shipping entertainment PCs that could serve as desktop replacements, including the Pavilion DV7T, which comes with a 17-inch screen. Powered by Core 2 Duo chips included in Centrino 2, the DV7T supports up to 4GB of RAM, up to 640GB of storage, and comes with integrated Wi-Fi and an optional Blu-ray drive to view high-definition movies. It weighs 5.48 pounds (2.48 kilograms).

Lenovo added new Centrino 2 laptops to its ThinkPad line that will include optional solid-state storage drives, integrated wireless networking and support Intel’s new switchable graphics technology included in Centrino 2. The laptops — W500, T400 and T500 — will be able to switch from a separate ATI graphics card to internal graphics when running on a battery.

Headlining the Sony range is the Vaio Z. It has a 13.1-inch widescreen display and comes with an optional Blu-ray Disc drive. While the screen’s 1,600 pixel by 900 pixel resolution can’s support Blu-ray Disc at full high-definition (1,920 pixels by 1,080 pixels) there’s an HDMI (high definition multimedia interface) connector for hooking the laptop up to a high-def TV.

Fujitsu released six new Centrino 2 notebooks, including the ultramobile LifeBook S6520 notebook, which the company claims is “one of the thinnest and lightest in the 14-inch class.” Priced at $1,529 for a base configuration, it weighs around 4 pounds and comes with a 14.1-inch widescreen display.