Upgrade processor D620

It's the 2nd fastest CPU for socket M. Sure, an i5-520M is faster but you can't upgrade a D620 with it.

 

Why upgrade the D620 anyway? For what the T7XXX are going for, you can get a decent laptop with the much faster P6200 for not much more money...

 

Some people like their old laptops? Or maybe has a dock and other D-series accessories?

Though unless you can do it on the cheap, it's probably not worth it.

T2300E is a 1.66/2M dual core.

Going to a T7200 would give you a bump to 2GHz/4M, a T7400 would be 2.17GHz/4M, and a T7600: 2.33GHz/4M.

On eBay, there are CPUs going for ~130$. But that's as high as it goes since Intel dropped socket M after T7600.

If you need substantial CPU power, that money is better spent buying a new Latitude. Clock for clock, a dual core 2nd gen i5 destroys the highest end Merom. Just as a little comparison, my UL20FT 1.2GHz first gen core i3 almost effortlessly beats down my T7200 2GHz from 4 years ago (and the i3 is a 330UM, it's a ULV! not even the full mobile CPU).

 

As stated, many corporations are still using D series Latitudes as their main workhorse. Indeed just upgrading to an E6400 would be beneficial, but many large corporations also buying in large bulk and want to run the same exact hardware. And as above user posted, accessories, and docks.

My Z61t has a T7200 and is perfectly fine for my workplace, sure it'd be nice to have an i7 but not necessary.

 

Also my old processor didn't support virtualization ...

I dont have any accesories but I like the way the latitude D6* looks, plus I don't think I can upgrade to an E* with 50 bucks ^^

 

Yeah, if you don't have VT-x, you instantly take a significant hit.

But even with VT-x, the issue is that software today is just getting heavier and heavier for "maintainability". And it doesn't get any easier when running a virtualized system on top of an already heavy one.

I had VMWare on my T7200 and it worked in an acceptable manner, but this new laptop just flies. Though you can't really argue with a cheap 50$ upgrade.