Merom In a Yonah

so does this mean i can buy a current dual core processor then when merom comes out i can replace my intel core duo 1.83gh with a dual core merom 64 bit 2.0ghz? i know people speculate on this can anyone confirm? i quoted some of the article i read i dont know how accurate it is though :x

 

i read that intel is trying to make merom compatible with yonah (read this from intel's website)
this means you can get a core duo laptop right now and just replace your core duo with merom processor when it comes out
but i don't think it will be 64 bit anymore and that's what I read from some other article also (correct me anyone if I'm wrong)

 

People should really do a search or sticky one of these threads..... The merom will be pin compatiable with the yonah chipset but your manufacturer will have to release a bios upgrade for it to recognise it, the 64bit would most likly work but the FSB would downclock to the yonah speed (667) and not run at the merom speed (800)

 

I thought the Meron runs at 667 fsb aswell. It would be great if the Merom was backwards compatible with Yonah.
But id say Dell wont release a bios update for it. They'd just want you to buy a new machine.

 

it would be nice to seee this happen, but many companies i think wont release a bios update. Maybe intel will on their website??

 

I wouldn't count on being able to upgrade to the Merom from the Core Duo. Sure, it's possible, but there are other complications. The bottom line is, buy the laptop with the CPU you want.

Chaz

 

dammnit i want the 64 bit but i want one nowwww i have a celeron d desktop atm which is comparable to the 1.2ghz celeron m so a intel core duo 1.86 would be a HUGE upgrade which is mainly all i "need" but as always i like the best :>

I talked to the apple rep today at my store and he said the merom can't be used to replace the yonah from what he's heard so i am hearing many mixed stories so i dont know which is true.

 

I'm pretty sure that Merom will have both 667 and 800, which is where the confusion is coming from.

As for Dell, I'd say you're right. Best example of this was the Dimension 8200/8250. The 8200 is fully capable of supporting the P4 3.06 with HT (the original HT chip, on 533 FSB), though not RD1066 ram. At one point, Dell released a BIOS for the 8200, supporting hyperthreading. Within 2 days they pulled it, and shortly thereafter introduced the 8250, which supported RD1066 and HT. There was nothing wrong with the new 8200 BIOS- they just wanted people to have to buy the more expensive 8250 if they wanted hyperthreading.