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I'm looking for an older T410 - I don't want to start an argument, let's just say I prefer the older model because of the 16:10 aspect ratio screen and some other considerations (it's older hence it should be cheaper, etc) - and I'm curious to know what the best possible CPU I could upgrade to might be. I've spent time doing searches here and at the NBR forums today but I can't find anything absolutely definitive about it. Lots of posts across both forums with mention and talk of CPU upgrades, and in the long run I just figured it would actually be easier to just ask outright if anyone has a specific suggestion.

I noted that some folks with the T420 have done a quad i7 upgrade and had no issues, and I do know the older i7 models did offer a mobile quad version or at least one potential quad i7 CPU, so could anyone offer advice or a suggestion about what the "best" particular i7 quad would be for the T410 if I can manage to find one?

Any assistance is greatly appreciated, thanks.

All T410 with ccfl are 16:10. With LED backlight, it is a little shorter , but the resolution is the same. As far as quad core, the first question is whether you have integrated or discrete graphics. If you have integrated graphics, there is a basic problem. The dual-core CPUs have intel HD graphics built in. Quad core CPUs do not. After that, I would guess that the CPU will not be recognized and tha POST will fail. If you can get that to work, there just isn't sufficient cooling to keep it from oveheating