Upgrading Core Duo to Core 2 Duo in MacBook/MBP

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#469422 - 11/16/06 01:05 PM Upgrading Core Duo to Core 2 Duo in MacBook/MBP [Re: progeek1]
boodle Registered: 07/02/04 Posts: 14	Ok, so it had to be asked! We can't just slap a Core 2 Duo into our original MacBook Pros like you can with a Mini since the processor is soldered to the logic board. But is it flat-out impossible?
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#469423 - 11/16/06 01:39 PM Re: Upgrading Core Duo to Core 2 Duo in MacBook/MBP [Re: progeek1]
mordaskyt Registered: 01/25/05 Posts: 360	Just speculation but as long as the chips are pin and voltage compatible a place like Daystar could prob pull it off. _________________________ PB G4 15" 1.2ghz - Pismo G3 400 mhz - iBook G3 500 "Jukebox" "SawSmurf" G4 500 - Quicksilver G4 Dual 1ghz modding...
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#469424 - 11/25/06 08:48 PM Re: Upgrading Core Duo to Core 2 Duo in MacBook/MBP [Re: progeek1]
987687 Where's the cache? Registered: 03/21/06 Posts: 248	Daystar could probably do it, but I don't know where you would get the cpu. I don't think you could just buy one.
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#469425 - 11/26/06 06:58 AM Re: Upgrading Core Duo to Core 2 Duo in MacBook/MBP [Re: progeek1]
Waragainstsleep Registered: 02/13/05 Posts: 1723	You can just buy them.
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