Merom + Apple = No Problem !!

I will test Merom in the Mini tomorrow.
The forums will erupt again if Merom works. Such a huge upgrade path from a $500 dollar machine.
I win not be able to post any info, images, or benches.
Pretty **** scarey to have this roll up on us so fast and we have not even gotten to abuse the Yonahs yet.
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I will only confirm if its works or doesnt.
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It is possible to drop in Merom into Mini, one hell of an upgrade path.
confirming this is a working combo, just drop the chip in.
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Read here.


Do you think it's possible to do the same trick with Macbook Pro??!!

If yes.... OH HOLD ON!!!!!

 

i hear that the cpus are soldered to the macbook pro. if that is the case, the upgrade would be at the very least, incredibly difficult. does anyone know for sure?

 

Found this:
"This upgrade should also work fine on the Intel-based iMac, which has a socketed CPU like the mini. The MacBook Pro's CPU is suface mounted, unable to be swapped out. For owners of Intel-based Macs with socketed CPUs, quite an upgrade path has been revealed, one most did not anticipate."

Anybody knows if the upgrade is practically possible?? I mean DIY-style maybe? Or it is definetely imposible, given this information?

 

I say its impossible - if the CPU is soldered onto the MOBO, there's no way of getting it off, unless you're a professional solderer or something of the sort.

 

The iMac and Mini are socket mb's .... no soldiering required. (The MacBooks don't use sockets to save space.)

 

Merom works in pretty much every Calistoga platform out there.

Already been tested at XtremeSystems.

 

i agree....

 

Well, then there's no point in getting MBP...
No point AT ALL...

 

I was speaking of the MBP, not the iMac and the Mac Mini.

I think that getting a MBP is a fine choice (unless you HAVE to have Merom in your notebook) for right now and is an excellent notebook.

 

Hmm.. but this now will last for how long? Half a year?
Would be a pity watching, how some top features are slipping through your hands, knowing, that those hands've recently paid preimum for top notebook...

 

There is a difference between checkbox features and features that will make a difference to you.

You couldn't really care less if your programs were executed in 64-bit code or 32-bit code. It would be transparent to you. I also heavily doubt you are using any programs that offers an improvement going from 32-bit to 64-bit.

Yonah is not going to get obsolete just because Intel launches a new mobile processor later this year. Of course, you are welcome to oogle at all the features but most people buy a laptop simply because they need one

 

It's all about videoediting, it'll benefit from 64 bit.

 

To the best of my knowledge the majority of video-editing programs out there are still 32-bit. I use Pinnacle Liquid 7 but I wouldn't really recommend video-editing on a laptop. Pinnacle uses the graphic card to make real time effects (on ATI Radeon products) and typically bypasses the processor entirely. But yes, programs will benefit from 64-bit, just not by the amount you seem to think.

 

And better yet, if the new laptops will come out with the new 64-bit chips, then the current MBP and such will become cheaper. And if you can't notice a difference, go for the cheaper one.

 

Eh - I don't think so. Apple kept their previous prices with the outdated PowerBook line right to the time they were discontinued - other makers, like Asus do the same thing with their older lines as well. They may offer small rebates ( probably nothing more than $100-200), but nothing huge.