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Is it possible to upgrade my Toshiba Satellite CPU?

J

johncatral

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Hi guys! I used to browse these forums about 4 years ago and now I'm back with a new account since I've forgotten my older one. Anyway, I did a search for my laptop (Toshiba Satellite 5205-S503) in regards to any upgrades but I didn't find any info.

Can some tell me if these laptops can be upgraded to a new CPU? Or is the CPU pretty much builtin to the mainboard? Any help or information would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

- John
 
The CPU is definitely not built into the motherboard. You can still buy P4-M's, which is what I think you have (at least that's what's listed under the specs for the Toshiba Satellite 5205-S503 on cnet's review site). Laptop CPU's can be a real pain to upgrade since most OEM's don't design laptops with it in mind. I've never owned a Toshiba, so I don't know what their chassis are like.

I don't know what you currently have, but the fastest P4-M that was made was a 2.5GHz, and you can bet it runs really hot (i.e. you'll probably see less battery life). If you currently have a 1.6-2.0GHz P4-M, don't bother. You wouldn't see that much of a performance increase for the $250-400 you'd pay for a 2.4 or 2.5 GHz (which are the only two you can get anymore, I think).

Here's what Pricegrabber currently lists for P4-M's. If I'm wrong about your CPU, my apologies.
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