Barebones notebook for I7-720QM CPU

alohascott

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I am looking for a notebook to put a I7-720QM cpu into.

I don't mind buying a used notebook with a low end processor that i can upgrade or a barebones kit.

can anyone help me find the lowest cost notebook i can put this CPU into?
 

alohascott

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well the hardest thing is finding any info on what is in each laptop.
If i see a used core i3 laptop (then i only need to buy chip not memory or hard drive)
I do not know if its possible to upgrade to i7
and i do not know how to find that info.

with a barebones notebook it would include everything except for the hard drive chip and memory?

would all of these chipsets be ddr3 or would some be ddr2?

also I have seen more then one notebook that said only for i3 / i5
why is that and how can i tell if that is the case for a notebook i might be looking at?

something like this
http://www.amazon.com/Asus-U50F-Notebook-Manufacturer-Refurbished/dp/B0035J0DSW/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1320371085&sr=1-3