Yes, I8600 will accept 735, 745 and 755, but they will cost more than $294, $423 and $637, respectively, since these are prices paid for lots exceeding one thousand.

uh, no, i meant hardware upgrade, not as part of a purchase online

icantdrawanime,

Kiwiel has answered your question perfectly well. I just don't think you have read it correctly.

The costs mentioned are the cost for dealers to buy the chip per 1000, therefore retail prices will be more than his price.

So you can upgrade for sure but it will be expensive.

 

R

 

It would be better to post such questions in the "Upgrade Hardware" Forum, since the regulars there are more experienced.

Oh, my bad. Thank you Kiwiel and shinechello as well. ok, this thread is closed

Message Edited by icantdrawanime on 05-10-2004 07:48 PM

Does anyone know if and when the 600m will be available with the 755 (2.0GHz) processor?

Looks like the highest you can go is the 1.8 on the 600m as listed on the dell website sorry..............

Specs 8600 1.7, 128Nvidia 5650FxGo, 768Mb 333DDR, 60 Gig Hd, 15.4 WSXGA+, 1300 Wireless, 4xDVDR+RW

I don't see why Dell would not adopt the 2.0...  It has no special requirements over the 1.8.

The 755 (2.0) has no special requirements over the 745 (1.8).  Apparently it is just a marketing decision.  I also do not think it has anything to due with supply as the chips are not even shipping right now (hence a later shipdate listed for this chip) and also the Inspiron 8600 lists the 755 (2.0) as an option.

It may not yet be available in sufficient volume for Dell to offer it.  Remember these are brand-new on a brand-new design process that Intel has had a lot of trouble with -- it is highly likely the 2.0 CPUs are rare coming off the line.

The other possibility is that there's some design feature or another of the mainboard that disqualifies Quanta (the manufacturer of the 600m) from offering the faster CPU).