Comments on: A thought on Apple’s switch… http://blog.unquiet.net/archives/2005/06/09/a-thought-on-apples-switch/ Late at night, I value silence most of all. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:35:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.4-bleeding By: Jake http://blog.unquiet.net/archives/2005/06/09/a-thought-on-apples-switch/#comment-44 Jake Tue, 14 Jun 2005 03:56:08 +0000 http://blog.unquiet.net/archives/2005/06/09/a-thought-on-apples-switch/#comment-44 Yeah, I'm aware of that... I did it with my Bondi blue iMac when I still had it. All I'm wondering is: will I be able to buy a stock Pentium chip off the shelf, open up the computer, pop out the old and pop in the new? Mac CPU upgrade manufacturers often made a mint on their upgrade solutions. I used to sell them when I worked for Computertown. The nice thing about the x86 processors is that they're a commodity and pretty damned near everywhere. As a result... it's easy and fairly cheap to buy a new one. Yeah, I’m aware of that… I did it with my Bondi blue iMac when I still had it. All I’m wondering is: will I be able to buy a stock Pentium chip off the shelf, open up the computer, pop out the old and pop in the new?

Mac CPU upgrade manufacturers often made a mint on their upgrade solutions. I used to sell them when I worked for Computertown. The nice thing about the x86 processors is that they’re a commodity and pretty damned near everywhere. As a result… it’s easy and fairly cheap to buy a new one.

]]> By: Sean http://blog.unquiet.net/archives/2005/06/09/a-thought-on-apples-switch/#comment-42 Sean Mon, 13 Jun 2005 11:41:54 +0000 http://blog.unquiet.net/archives/2005/06/09/a-thought-on-apples-switch/#comment-42 Well, you can do that now, to a point, with most other Macs. Apple themselves doesn't sell the upgrade chips or kits, but there are several companies who do. Heck, people are still using the "old" Mac G4 cubes, upgrading processors as time goes on. Apple doesn't make it easy or really advertise that you can do it, but it's possible. Well, you can do that now, to a point, with most other Macs. Apple themselves doesn’t sell the upgrade chips or kits, but there are several companies who do. Heck, people are still using the “old” Mac G4 cubes, upgrading processors as time goes on.

Apple doesn’t make it easy or really advertise that you can do it, but it’s possible.

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