Laptop CPU's???

[emeraldgirl08]

Off the top of anybody's head which manufacturers solder their CPUs to their laptops???

I know it's a somewhat broad subject but I'm sure there are pretty broad answers as well.

[ZaZ]

As a general rule you only see soldered CPUs these days on ultraportables like the X series.

[t140568]

My Gateway ARC200 has the chip soldered.
The HP DV2000 is socketed.

[emeraldgirl08]

What is the logic behind soldering the CPU's to the board?

I'm asking b/c at the time my OP was written I had a little money to buy a P&R laptop. A look through Fleabay at the time had me wondering. I remembered reading that some Gateways had a special RAM and that in certain laptops the CPU's were soldered to the board. Those are the types of laptops I'd like to avoid. What were the manufacturers thinking??!!

[RealBlackStuff]

Ever heard of Saving Dollars?
Those sockets are quite expensive, and a CPU hardly ever fails, so there's no need really for a socket for an average user.

[emeraldgirl08]

Some ppl like myself love the advantage of upgrading the CPU. For example my R52 came with a 1.4 ghz PM. I upgraded that to a 1.86 Dothan PM. The CPU wasn't very expensive either. If I had this done by a professional I probably would have been charged a lot of money. It only takes a couple of minutes to do it also

[t140568]

I too love the ability to upgrade the cpu (as well as other components). In fact, when I purchase my next machine, upgradability will be a MAJOR factor.