does Z61p support Penryn CPUs?

[geos]

hello,

is it possible to have Z61p with T9300 working? if so, does it depend on particular models or any Z61p can do this?

thanks
geos

[ajkula66]

No.

Z61p belongs to the same platform as T60p, not T61p, and shares the same limitations.

The fastest CPU that it can run would be T7600, which is a 2.33 Ghz Merom with 4MB of L2 cache.

[geos]

thanks! are there any advantages/disdvantages comparing to T60(p) series? I noticed 1920x1200 screen like in t61p models but it looks like only the screen is similar to the series sharing "61" in the name...

thank you,
geos

[ajkula66]

It really comes down to what one is looking for...a WUXGA screen was not an option on T60p, although it can be retrofitted, and neither were SD card reader or IEEE1394 ports. I also find the Z series design to be far prettier than the widescreen T6x series, but that's just me. Performance-wise, it's the same platform, no differences there, SATA I and 3GB hardware limits apply to both.

On a whole different aspect, it's hard to beat a well-preserved T60p with a FlexView LCD if one is into the 4:3 format.