it has a pentium m 1.60 GHz processor, and is too slow for many applications. can i upgrade the processor instead of the whole laptop? i have plenty of ram, so i know that's not the problem.
2007-01-15 03:58:44 · 3 answers · asked by jo jo 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
No.
The "M" series of Intel processors are permanently attached to the motherboard.
regards,
Philip T
2007-01-15 04:16:42 · answer #1 · answered by Philip T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
more than likely no ... and more than likely that processor is fine .. and more than likely upgrading ur harddrive to a fast one will be the single best thing with the most results u can do to speed it up ... and adding more memory may help slightly ... unless ur running an application like a video converter thats taking an hour for example ... u wont gain by upgrading processor .. and even then u would need a MUCH faster prcocessor to make a real difference .. like going to a 2.5ghz ... and then that "1 hour" would turn into 45 minuets ..
2007-01-15 04:04:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may be able to upgrade to a slightly higher (e.g. 1.8) but remember the cooling etc, the included fan may not be good enough.
Best way is either to get more RAM (normally a cheap way to pep up performance a bit), or plump for a new laptop (i got a dell inspiron 1501 with dual core AMD turion tl56, 1024MB ram, 80gb HDD, 3years warrenty... for £600 inc vat, so they are quite good now adays)
2007-01-15 04:09:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋