[Elijah]

Ok Im thinking about purchasing a Gateway ML3109 Laptop.
Here are the specs:
[SIZE=-1]Feature [SIZE=-1]Description Processor Intel® Celeron® M Processor 520
1 MB L2 Cache | 1.60 GHz | 533 MHz FSB Screen 14.1-inch Widescreen Ultrabright™ TFT Chipset ATI RC415MD Memory 512 MB DDR2 memory 667 MHz (1 x 512)
Expandable to 2 GB
Total slots: 2 DDR2 slots | Available slots: 1 DDR2 slot Video ATI Radeon® Xpress 200M graphics
Up to 64 MB of HyperMemory™ Audio High definition 2-channel audio Hard drive 80-GB PATA hard drive (5400 RPM) Optical drive 24x CDRW/DVD Optical Write maximum: 24x CD-R/CDRW
Read maximum: 24x CD-ROM, 8x DVD-ROM
Media reader 4-in-1 Digital Media Manager

• Memory Stick®
• Memory Stick Pro®
• Multimedia Card™
• Secure Digital™

Modem 56K ITU V.92 ready fax/modem Network 10/100 Mbps built-in Ethernet
Integrated 802.11g wireless LAN Interfaces

• 3 - USB 2.0 ports
• 1 - VGA external connector
• 1 - RJ11
• 1 - RJ45
• 1 - Microphone In
• 1 - Headphone/Audio Out

Pointing device Touchpad with vertical scroll zone Expansion slot Expresscard™ Type 54 Battery 6-cell Lithium-ion Dimensions Inches: 1.41 (H) × 13 (W) × 9.45 (D)
Millimeters: 35.81 (H) × 330 (W) × 240 (D) Weight 5.20 poundsAnd it comes with vista basic x86.
And of course I'll get 2 Gb of mem for it.

What i want to know is if after I buy it, will I be able to upgrade the processor from a celeron M to a Core Duo or Dual core or something?

TIA

P.S. I plan to be here a'lot more often in the near future. But this last month I've been quite busy

Elijah

[alex]

Hi Elijah.

Short answer: No, you won't be able to upgrade the cpu. The cooling in place will only handle a Celeron. The chassis will take a new chip, but the heapipes/copper block won't be able to handle any extra heat.

I wouldn't recommend upgrading the cpu in a laptop for the faint hearted anyway. It's not nearly so simple as swapping one out in a desktop.

If you don't mind me asking, how much is this lappy? because a bog standard 512mb of ram (with 64mb of that taken for the graphics) doesn't leave you with much for the o.s and running applications. Especially if it's Vista.

[Elijah]

It's $379+$39 shipping so it's going to be almost $420 total.

Anything else anyone would recommend?