Upgrading processor?

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Upgrading processor?

#1 Post by crushedumblr » Thu Jan 21, 2010 5:52 pm

On x41, anything I should know? Whats the highest I can go?
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Re: Upgrading processor?

#2 Post by Harryc » Thu Jan 21, 2010 6:59 pm

The CPU on an X41 is soldered to the systemboard.
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#3 Post by ZaZ » Thu Jan 21, 2010 7:21 pm

Yes, you'd have to swap the board, but is it even worth it? The biggest performance killer on the X4x machines is the slow hard drive, which is not easily or cheaply upgraded.
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Re: Upgrading processor?

#4 Post by Tasurinchi » Fri Jan 22, 2010 3:07 am

FredGarvin wrote:is the slow hard drive, which is not easily or cheaply upgraded
Well, I cannot completely agree, ZIF drives are very easy to update. About "cheap"... well... It depends on everyone's budget. But for around 100 USD you can get an 80GB drive with an adapter. And it's plug&play. I've seen many people in this forum upgrading to much more expensive (and faster) SSDs.
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