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Pastimes : Dream Machine ( Build your own PC ) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: peter michaelson who wrote (7968)	6/27/1999 9:39:00 PM
From: D. Chapman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

Anyone find the Matrox g400 yet? I havent been able to find a retailer who has gotten them.

To: peter michaelson who wrote (7968)	6/28/1999 8:09:00 PM
From: Howard R. Hansen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

I didn't know that about replacing the processor, Howard. Interesting, is it common knowledge that this is sometimes possible? No Is it an advertised feature - of which models? I have only seen one laptop vendor, Transmonde, advertise this feature. Another possible way to determine if a laptop may be upgraded is, does the vendor say they use an Intel Mobile MMC-2 processor in their laptop. For example Micro Pro, See July 1999 Computer Shopper page 65, says their Triada P98 uses Intel's Mobile MMC-2 processors and you can get the Triada P98 with anything from a 300 Megahertz Celeron processor to a 433 Megahertz Pentium II processor. I say possible because they do not say the laptop's processor can be upgraded in their advertisement. Most likely the processor in this laptop can be upgraded but the only way to be sure is to ask Micro Pro. However, buying a laptop because the processor can be upgraded is not as attractive as it first appears. You most likely will not be able to get a big increase in performance. For example Intel changes the package their processors comes in every 2 or 3 years. This means after 3 years or so the latest and greatest Intel processor won't be compatible with your laptop. For example I haven't seen any advertisements for Pentium III processors in a MCC-2 package. Plus your old laptop won't be able to make use of the memory and bus speeds newer processors are designed to use.