Alright so the real question becomes can someone with a Yonah MBP potentially put the new core 2 duo chip in their laptop? I would be in the market for a conversion kit of some sort since I already own a mbp.
By what i understand mb/p chips are soldered onto the board, so you can't just pop them out and put a newer one in. But i belive that you actually can do that with the mini's.
Yes and no, here's a proof of concept: http://www.macnn.com/articles/06/06/...i.core.2.duo/. However, only on socketed motherboards -- I personally know that mac mini and iMac are, but not the notebooks. Even if not, I'm some company can rig something up given time.
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Isn't a top-end Yonah close to $700?
Conroe:
(Confirmed by Intel)
E6300 (1.86GHz), $183
E6400 (2.13GHz), $224
E6600 (2.4GHz), $316
E6700 (2.67GHz), $530
X6800 (2.93GHz), $999
Merom
(Leaked)
C2D T7600\t2.33GHz $637
C2D T7400\t2.16GHz\t$423
C2D T7200\t2.00GHz\t$294
C2D 5600\t\t1.83GHz\t$240
C2D 5500\t\t1.66GH\t$209
Basically they replace the Yonah price range and Yonah will drop significantly.