Will it be possible to upgrade Dell Mini 10 to Pinetrail?

[KDOG]

I was thinking that if Dell decides to throw the Pinetrail chipset/cpu setups into the mini 10s, they will probably use the same form factor for the board and all. So would it be possible to get this board and put it in?

 

[CSMR]

Probably not, and it would be crazy anyway.

 

[Spicedaddy]

The Pine Trail motherboard/cpu would cost alot, not to mention the trouble of taking everything apart. Sell it and buy the upgraded model...

 

[21stHermit]

I was thinking that if Dell decides to throw the Pinetrail chipset/cpu setups into the mini 10s, they will probably use the same form factor for the board and all.

Highly unlikely, since the graphics and MC are on the Pine Trail die, this allows the new MB to be considerably smaller and cheaper.

 

[Zap]

Atom CPUs are soldered on to the PCB and are not socketed, so you can't upgrade them by just swapping the CPU.

 

[alyarb]

if the dell case takes mini itx, you should be able to manage it. the pinetrail cpu+board is only $80.

 

[A5]

if the dell case takes mini itx, you should be able to manage it. the pinetrail cpu+board is only $80.

The Mini 10 is a netbook - a mini-itx board wouldn't fit.