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    MacBook 13.3" CPU soldiered?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by raptor, May 24, 2006.

  1. raptor

    raptor Notebook Enthusiast

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    Is the processor in the MacBook 13.3" soldiered or is it a slot? Reason i'm asking is because i might want to change the processor to a merom in the future. If it's unchangeable i won't buy it.

    Regards
    Raptor
     
    raptor, May 24, 2006
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    gridtalker Notebook Virtuoso

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    I am not 100% sure but I think I read somewhere that you can change it
     
    gridtalker, May 24, 2006
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    The CPU is soldered to the motherboard.
     
    duffyanneal, May 24, 2006
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  4. Pressure

    Pressure Notebook Evangelist

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    The real question is if you really need Merom?

    I mean, if a program have trouble running on the current incarnation of the MacBook, dropping a Merom in it will not make it magically run the program better per se.
     
    Pressure, May 24, 2006
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    What is the logic behind soldering a cpu to the mobo? It makes it far more expensive if either part needs to be replaced for some reason...
     
    dragonesse, May 24, 2006
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    sockets take up much more space
     
    sangnom, May 24, 2006
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