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    Core 2 Duo upgrade

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Deadly Fog, Aug 3, 2006.

  1. Deadly Fog

    Deadly Fog Notebook Enthusiast

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    Can all laptops with the Core Duo be upgraded to the Core 2 Duo? (assuming the processor can be removed)
     
    Deadly Fog, Aug 3, 2006
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    qsimpson Notebook Evangelist

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    as long as the bios either supports it or there is a bios update for it
     
    qsimpson, Aug 3, 2006
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    chrisyano Hall Monitor NBR Reviewer

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    Here is a post I made on the topice a while back. I think it may be appropriate here:

     
    chrisyano, Aug 3, 2006
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    Lil Mayz Notebook Deity

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    well yes. You'll juts need a BIOs upgrade. I reckon most manafacturers will release BIOS updates for their popular laptops to cater for the new Core Duo 2 CPU.

    If you play a lot of games on your laptop, you may as well as get a new laptop as new games may require DX10, meaning you might need a GPU upgrade and that is often very difficult.
     
    Lil Mayz, Aug 3, 2006
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    zadillo Notebook Virtuoso

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    +1 for you chrisyano, excellent advice. You're exactly right. I get the impression some people drive themselves nuts always wanting the latest technology. There's really no way to ever be happy with that. Someone with an older Pentium M-based system lusts after a Core Duo system. Someone with a Core Duo system lusts after a Core 2 Duo system. Inevitably even when you get a Core 2 Duo system you lust after a Santa Rosa.

    Heck, I'm guilty of this myself. I actually sold my Vaio S360 primarily because I wanted to upgrade to the latest technology, not specifically because of any problem with the laptop, or any inability to use it for my needs. I was going to get a Core Duo system, and have now decided to wait for Core 2 Duo.

    But yeah, it seems like the main thing is just to have a laptop that suits your needs. Upgrade not because the technology is slightly out of date, but because you actually could legitimately benefit from the new technology, something that would be a significant difference from what you could do with what you already have.
     
    zadillo, Aug 3, 2006
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    You can't compare Core Duo with Core 2 Duo, it's a whole new game
     
    DATTS168, Aug 4, 2006
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    Merom has a 20% speed boost and a higher L2 cache, but Yonah has still plenty of life in it. Vista is still in devlopment and many people wont get it due to the "bugs" new Window OS systems get(SP2 anyone?) Also with people having Yonah notebooks right now, they have as much speed as they can possibly have and are happy with what they have. The average consumer is not going to see the difference between a Yonah and a Merom CPU, but they will see a price difference if Intel plays there cards right during the college laptop season and Back to School.
     
    Bhatman, Aug 4, 2006
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    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    CPU is only part of the performance equation.
     
    ZaZ, Aug 4, 2006
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