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Old 01-02-2006, 09:24 AM
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It look slike someone's already swapped the Dual-Core 1.8GHz for a Dual-Core 2GHz, with no apparent problems:
http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/

The Intel Core Duo can scale up to 2.5GHz I think, so though it's not worth an upgrade right now (US$450 for a DC 2.0GHZ processor), eventually you'll be able to pick up a DC 2.33- or 2.5-GHz chip for a few hundred bucks, and that would be worth it for a 25% performance increase.

I think Apple's made the right move
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Old 01-02-2006, 09:28 AM
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CPU upgrades in the future for Intel machines is certainly going to be interesting.

I'll be watching this closely. It would be nice if dropping a new CPU in was as easy as a trip down to the PC dealer.
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Old 01-02-2006, 11:05 AM
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Be good to see the overclocking potential of these CPUs in general as well as in Macs. B)
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Old 01-02-2006, 01:06 PM
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This is one of the reasons I was glad when Apple moved to intel
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Old 24-02-2006, 06:53 AM
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Unfortunately, it looks like the processor on a MacBook Pro is soldered to the motherboard. Crap. I was hoping to replace my G5 tower and have an upgrade path in the future...

I suppose with a socketed processor the MBP would be thicker...
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Old 03-03-2006, 07:04 AM
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Looks like the Intel Mac Mini CPU is socketed, so upgrades should be possible. Pity the graphics chip isn't socketed, too
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Old 03-03-2006, 07:09 AM
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Originally posted by symean@Feb 24 2006, 06:53 AM
Unfortunately, it looks like the processor on a MacBook Pro is soldered to the motherboard. Crap. I was hoping to replace my G5 tower and have an upgrade path in the future...

I suppose with a socketed processor the MBP would be thicker...
You'll find nearly all laptops, Apple or PC have soldered CPUs.
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Old 03-03-2006, 07:45 AM
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Now all we need are towers that use standard, CHEAP, power supplies.
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