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My T60 has Intel Core Duo 1.83 GHz processor. I have a, soon to be ditched if it plays up again, Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop with an Intel T5750 2.0 GHz processor. In case you haven't guessed my question, will this fit easily into my T60, and is it worth it? I wouldn't have bothered to buy one, but with one in my hand it seemed a good idea, please tell me that I'm right, or why I'm wrong? Thank you.

No, won't work. The T60 requires CPUs with Socket M.
That T5750 is Socket P (same as in a T61)

Core 2 Duo T7200 can be found on Ebay for around £15 (ignore the Chinese clones for £6!) and the T7600 sometimes for £30 to £40. Type Core 2 Duo T7200 and select UK to filter out everything else.

John:

I'm not sure, but your quesion could be interpreted in the sense that you are fond of your T60, and wish to keep it up-and-running, but could do with it being a bit speedier... is that's how it is?

If so; yes, you could upgrade the CPU... either to a Core 2 Duo, and/or to a faster CPU (Core Duo or Core 2 Duo), but the benefit would be modest, unless you really run very CPU-intensitive tasks. If, however, you wish to make a modest investment aimed at "speeding up" (significantly!) your T60, then there's no doubt in my mind about what to do: Get yourself a SSD, provided of course that you don't already have one (in the T60!) already. See e.g. the thread T60 upgrade question for a few relevant discussions. SSD's for use in a T60 need not be more than SATA-1 speed (the T60 will be the bottleneck), so you can no doubt pics up e.g. an used SSD, and put that into your T60. Even if getting a new SSD, prices have come dramatically down in the recent years, so unless you need some gigant 256++ GB storage space, a new SSD is another option.

My suggestion, if you wish to spend just a little money, but wish to achieve a HIGHLY (and eternal!) satisfactory result: Go get yourself a SSD!

If you nonetheless still consider to upgrade the CPU, then I'd suggest you read this forum about actual user-experience with upgraded CPU's in T60's - search e.g. for T60 CPU upgrade and you soon will be enlightened!

Johan

Thanks for the replies. To be honest I like the thinkpad but it has seen better days. I intend (read - hope) to replace it with a more modern one later this year. It was the thought of an ultra cheap (free) upgrade that appealed. Ah well, I can dream....