Notebooks and processors

[flipdoubt]

Hello, all. How difficult/possible/counter-indicated is it to upgrade a notebook's processor? Those new P4 Ms just came out, and I'm just wondering ...

[clio]

shouldn't be toooo hard. oh? doing it yourself? that's another story

the P4 might not also be compatible. my sis is buying a notebook and all the P4s are REALLY heavy. The P4 processor needs more voltage. It also burns easier. She settled for a P3-M processor which uses less voltage. Her notebook is 1.5" thick and 6.4 lbs. All the other notebooks that were P4 in that line were 8+ lbs!

hunchback of notre dame LOL

[Zacrifice]

Thats strange.. all P4s have speed step and when they aren't connected directly to a power source they slow down and use less power.. which ends up being a little sleep then a P3 without speed step active (So going full speed)

[flipdoubt]

Forgive me if this sounds ignorant, but is it likely that I would need to upgrade the motherboard if I'm going from a P3 to a P4-M? How about the RAM? Exactly what criteria make this a neccessity?

[clio]

how is it odd? the computer heats up one way or another plugged in or not. in terms of not being plugged in, the P4 still requires more voltage than a P3.

also, P3s have speedstep too. my laptop is nearing 2 years now and i have speedstep. the p3-m processors have enhanced speedstep too.

Have you seen all the REALLY slim notebooks? They equipped with P3s and not P4s. All the P4s weigh at least 8 lbs so they can handle the power. You have a laptop right Flip? the toshiba something.

in terms of compatibility, i wouldn't be concerned with the moterboard. i am just worried about it not frying your computer.

[flipdoubt]

Yes, I do, but mine is one of those beef, beef, beef / beef bologna notebooks.

In the past, they could tell you were a geek because of the taped glasses and slide rule. Now, it's the hunchback.

[Zacrifice]

hahaha

Well here in australia we are a little lagging behind in terms of technoligy..

But the notebooks i have seen they are slim (and i mean real slim) and they don't produce a heck of a lot of heat.. they do heat up (Which is nice in winter when its on your lap) but they dont heap up all that much..

My Roomys notebook is a P4 speed step thing and its like about 10 (Or less) Floppy disks stacks ontop of each other and it heaps up but not to what it sounds like Clios friends does..