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    Is anyone aware of any websites that cater to Mobile CPU's?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Laeadern, Aug 9, 2010.

  1. Laeadern

    Laeadern Notebook Consultant

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    I've looked at Newegg.com and Sparepartswarehouse.com and have not been able to find what I'm looking for....a Turion II Ultra M660 CPU to be exact.
     
    Laeadern, Aug 9, 2010
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  2. Syberia

    Syberia Notebook Deity

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    You might actually have better luck looking on eBay. That's where I found a suitable laptop CPU when I was looking to upgrade.
     
    Syberia, Aug 9, 2010
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  3. H.A.L. 9000

    H.A.L. 9000 Occam's Chainsaw

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    You won't find those at retail. eBay is about the only place I can think of, though I HATE eBay.
     
    H.A.L. 9000, Aug 9, 2010
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  4. kent1146

    kent1146 Notebook Prophet

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    eBay is your best shot.

    Mobile CPU's are very rarely packaged and sold as individual retail or OEM packaged units. Your best shot of getting your hands on one is to find someone who has a CPU that was pulled from a dead laptop and was stripped for parts. And you are most likely going to find that kind of place on eBay.
     
    kent1146, Aug 9, 2010
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  5. Nick

    Nick Professor Carnista

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    +1 for eBay! I love eBay, I buy and sell there all the time. I found a Celeron Dual core e1200 for $15. Works great.
     
    Nick, Aug 9, 2010
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  6. cleverpseudonym

    cleverpseudonym PG RATED

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    you over paid! meh on ebay, i use it from time to time, but very rarely do you find any deals anymore, most people are trying to make a profit so everyone ends up supplying each other its kind of funny to see someone buy soemthing then rel-list it like 15 mins later for 30% more..
     
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  7. classic77

    classic77 Notebook Evangelist

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    I find some pretty good deals on ebay...
     
    classic77, Aug 9, 2010
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  8. Laeadern

    Laeadern Notebook Consultant

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    I really dislike ebay, but If there really isn't much of a choice otherwise I guess I'll look there.
     
    Laeadern, Aug 9, 2010
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    kent1146 Notebook Prophet

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    Sometimes shopping on eBay (or the internet in general) is less about finding a good deal, and more about finding a rare specialty item that isn't available for you to buy from anywhere else.

    That was the original purpose of eBay - a marketplace for rare and collectible items. And I would definitely consider this AMD notebook CPU to be a rare item, since you cannot easily find it anywhere else.
     
    kent1146, Aug 9, 2010
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  10. Laeadern

    Laeadern Notebook Consultant

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    Well after looking at Ebay's computer offerings for the past hour no one is currently selling the CPU I'm looking for, they seem to carry nothing the Turion II Ultra M640, but not the 660. I'll just have to keep checking back from time to time. Thanks for the suggestion guys. if anyone thinks of any site that may also be of use please let me know.
     
    Laeadern, Aug 9, 2010
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  11. Laeadern

    Laeadern Notebook Consultant

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    I hate to bump an old topic but I have managed to find the Turion II Ultra M640 @ 2.6 GHz on Ebay, but still no M660....anyone perhaps know of any other websites that cater to mobile CPU's?
     
    Laeadern, Oct 19, 2010
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  12. sean473

    sean473 Notebook Prophet

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    it will be ebay... no where else.. keep looking.
     
    sean473, Oct 19, 2010
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