You won't see Apple list in the specifications of any product that it's CPU can be upgraded. Several years ago during the transition to PowerPC chips, Apple listed some Performa units as supporting CPU upgrades. The market was not there so Apple didn't come out with the product, but the OEM Daystar Digital did. Apple was sued in a class action lawsuit and settled. Couple that with the B&W G3 firmware upgrade a few years later that scuttled 3rd party upgrades for a while and the answer is a resounding NO. Apple wants you to buy a new box every 2-3 years.
Well it is really moot, as by the time you were looking to upgrade your CPU the odds are that your machine would no longer be in warranty anyway, so who the hell cares what Apple support!
ahh tis not that bad, I can never be arsed buying a new proc anyway. Seen as it usually means replacing the motherboard which is just a hassle and I'd rather wait a bit longer and get a brand new shiny comp, so I don't really have a prob with apples way
I really wish Apple would sell just parts, I would love to know if I could use the processors of the dual 1GHz in my computer. Back to the question of why buy a tower, look at the diffrence in specs between everything but the tower and the tower if anything else atleast you get a 133 bus.
<strong>yes but Nvidia's desktop cards are better than ATi's....</strong><hr></blockquote>
That's highly debatable. From some reports I've read, there were many claims that the Radeon 7500 was faster than the GeForce 4 MX. And from what I hear, the Radeon 8500 is plenty fast if you're looking to upgrade...
and to stay on topic, I second starfleet's reasons why to get a tower. Having an iMac with Rage128 makes you appreciate an upgradable graphics card.
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<strong>and if not , why bother buying a tower ?</strong><hr></blockquote>
...so you can use 1.5 GB of RAM (2 GB if using an older tower).
...so you can use PCI cards.
...so you can add extra hard drives internally.
...so you can upgrade your graphics card.
...so you can have enough space to cool the higher-speed processors.
...so you can have a big paperweight on your desk?
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pci slots is best answer , ta.
<strong>And "Upgrading the graphics card" is debatable since its pretty tough to get Nvidia cards for the mac...</strong><hr></blockquote>
ATi
Simple high school English.
<strong>yes but Nvidia's desktop cards are better than ATi's....</strong><hr></blockquote>
That's highly debatable. From some reports I've read, there were many claims that the Radeon 7500 was faster than the GeForce 4 MX. And from what I hear, the Radeon 8500 is plenty fast if you're looking to upgrade...
and to stay on topic, I second starfleet's reasons why to get a tower. Having an iMac with Rage128 makes you appreciate an upgradable graphics card.
<strong>Simple high school English.</strong><hr></blockquote>Typical American arrogance.
IIRC, in proper British English, group names such as "Apple" are considered plural, not singular. Thus, the plural verb.
not ......'blah blah blah'..
jeez , you cant even read !
<strong>Typical American arrogance.
IIRC, in proper British English, group names such as "Apple" are considered plural, not singular. Thus, the plural verb.</strong><hr></blockquote>
you are so awesome.
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<strong>usable... - useable or USAble ??
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Wahahaha, nice one....