I have done my research on laptops. For the people who think core 2 laptops can not be upgraded I'm here to prove you wrong.
This is the message I got from Scott muller. Writer of Upgrading and repairing laptops, Desktops and Servers.
The Intel Core 2 Duo mobile processor comes in 2 forms:
Socketed Micro Flip-Chip Pin Grid Array (Micro-FCPGA)
Surface mount (soldered) Micro Flip-Chip Ball Grid Array (Micro-FCBGA)
The Micro-FCPGA package is by far the most popular with laptop
manufacturers, and plugs into a 479-pin, surface-mount, Zero Insertion
Force (ZIF) socket, which is referred to as the mPGA479M socket, also
called "Socket M".
While it is *possible* for a Core 2 laptop to be designed to use the
soldered Micro-FCBGA package version, that would be highly unusual. All
Core 2 laptops I am currently aware of incorporate Socket M on the
motherboard and therfore use the socketed Micro-FCPGA package version of
the Core 2 processor. Within the limitations of the motherboard (bus
speeds, voltage regulator, etc.) and BIOS, these would support processor
upgrades. You can purchase various Socket M processors from NewEgg
<http/tinyurl.com/y67xnr>.
>Now what I m looking for is laptops that I can buy Low end cpu with high
end grapics and later upgrade the cpu and Ram. So now I'm looking for
laptops that I can upgrade later and save money now. Thank you
For high quality, inexpensive, and yet highly upgradable laptops I
recommend:
ThinkPad R Series
<http/www.pc.ibm.com/us/notebooks/thinkpad/r-series/index.html>
ThinkPad Z Series
<http/www.pc.ibm.com/us/notebooks/thinkpad/z-series/index.html>
Dell Latitude Series
<http/www.dell.com/latitude>
For example, if I was purchasing a laptop right now, I would buy a ThinkPad
Z or R Series laptop with the slowest (cheapest) Core 2 processor, and then
upgrade the processor, memory, and hard drive myself.
This is the message I got from Scott muller. Writer of Upgrading and repairing laptops, Desktops and Servers.
The Intel Core 2 Duo mobile processor comes in 2 forms:
Socketed Micro Flip-Chip Pin Grid Array (Micro-FCPGA)
Surface mount (soldered) Micro Flip-Chip Ball Grid Array (Micro-FCBGA)
The Micro-FCPGA package is by far the most popular with laptop
manufacturers, and plugs into a 479-pin, surface-mount, Zero Insertion
Force (ZIF) socket, which is referred to as the mPGA479M socket, also
called "Socket M".
While it is *possible* for a Core 2 laptop to be designed to use the
soldered Micro-FCBGA package version, that would be highly unusual. All
Core 2 laptops I am currently aware of incorporate Socket M on the
motherboard and therfore use the socketed Micro-FCPGA package version of
the Core 2 processor. Within the limitations of the motherboard (bus
speeds, voltage regulator, etc.) and BIOS, these would support processor
upgrades. You can purchase various Socket M processors from NewEgg
<http/tinyurl.com/y67xnr>.
>Now what I m looking for is laptops that I can buy Low end cpu with high
end grapics and later upgrade the cpu and Ram. So now I'm looking for
laptops that I can upgrade later and save money now. Thank you
For high quality, inexpensive, and yet highly upgradable laptops I
recommend:
ThinkPad R Series
<http/www.pc.ibm.com/us/notebooks/thinkpad/r-series/index.html>
ThinkPad Z Series
<http/www.pc.ibm.com/us/notebooks/thinkpad/z-series/index.html>
Dell Latitude Series
<http/www.dell.com/latitude>
For example, if I was purchasing a laptop right now, I would buy a ThinkPad
Z or R Series laptop with the slowest (cheapest) Core 2 processor, and then
upgrade the processor, memory, and hard drive myself.