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Daniel Gravenor

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Apr 11, 2001, 5:43:35 PM4/11/01
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I would like to purchase an older laptop. It should be something like:

TFT display preferred, but not absolutely necessary
100 - 233 mhz processor
about 1 gb hdd
sound (speakers not necessary)
32 mb ram
cdrom
floppy

Please email me (remove *NOSPAM* if replying) with what you have...

...PS. Im a university student, so I can't afford anything thats very
expensive :p

...PPS. Are laptop cpu's replaceable? if so, is it easy?


Michael Roy

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Apr 11, 2001, 6:41:47 PM4/11/01
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Uh, as a general rule, no, laptop cpu's are not replaceable.
Usually, there's a slot for ram upgrade, and some can be upgraded
harddrive wise with a standard 2.5" laptop harddrive.

I'm sure if you were brave enough you could get a faster cpu in a laptop,
but usually you can't even access the cpu without disassembling the unit.

-Michael Roy
r...@videon.wave.ca


Daniel Gravenor

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Apr 11, 2001, 7:15:31 PM4/11/01
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say I were brave enough to open the laptop, dissassemble it, and got it to
the point where I can see the cpu. Given that the motherboard is
upgradeable, it IS possible to upgrade CPU's?
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a d b y t e @hotmail.com BadByte

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Apr 12, 2001, 12:52:24 AM4/12/01
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It largly depends on the laptop manufacturer. For instance, most pentium
based Hyperdata laptops use a standard Intel Pentium processor, which can be
easily upgraded.

It just boils down to how lucky you are in finding one that still works
properly.


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Andrew

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Apr 12, 2001, 11:23:49 AM4/12/01
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The CPU on my old P75 laptop is a standard Intel (non-mobile) unit. However,
there is no way to make the mainboard recognize anything but the speed of
the factory installed CPU.

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Baseball

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Apr 13, 2001, 11:57:22 AM4/13/01
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There are 4 or 5 notebook manufacturers that produce a notebook with a
standard Intel or AMD processor. The number #1 reason for system lock ups
in a notebook is improper cooling. Intel and AMD's mobile processors are
properly cooled. Others are not. That's why ALL major manufacturers use
the mobile processor, which is soldered to the main board, and not
upgradeable.

Look for the fastest notebook you can afford. Better known brand names mean
better support for hardware failures.


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