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- i7-4600U
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- HD 4400, 1366 x 768
Update
According to intel the second generation core series includes the following.
I guess at this point in time and moving on, there is probably a higher probability of finding a i7-26xx or i7-27xx, my search for i7-28xx comes up with very limited results. mostly overpriced, or just engineering samples.
E.G. Snapshot showing (ES) in the specification field (asking price was about $300usd - too much!)
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If you have upgraded your cpu, and it works with your os x 10.6x or 10.8x, please reply to this post and fill in the following - thanks!
CPU - upgraded:
CPU - original:
Probook BIOS version:
OS X version(s):
Remarks:
(Cost? Tips? Buyer beware? anything else? etc.)
There is one major difference between the OEM/Retail and the ES/QS 2nd generation Sandy Bridge CPUs - their product code. OEM/Retail CPUs have product code like SRxxxx and ES/QS CPUs have product code like Qxxxxx. You can see the product code at the top of the CPU, near the crystal.
Just to clarify, which socket type do we look for? g2 or bga? thanks
CPU-Z on Windows shows Socket 988B rPGA.
And according to this, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socket_G2, 988 rPGA is another name for Socket G2.
This has been covered more times than I can count.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_Core_i7_microprocessors
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i7-26xxQM and i7-27xxQM should work without any problem, I personally have i7-2720QM in my laptop (ProBook 4330s), which I've purchased from eBay and it works fine. I've readed in some forums that i7-28xxQM works as well.
According to intel the second generation core series includes the following.
Hopefully, SL and ML is still as usable it is today, after the next two versions from 10.9, prob 10.10? 10.11? in case anything after 10.8 is a flop like 10.7Intel® Core™ i7-2600 Mobile Processor Series - http://ark.intel.com/products/series/53249
Intel® Core™ i7-2700 Mobile Processor Series - http://ark.intel.com/products/series/53251
Intel® Core™ i7-2800 Mobile Processor Series - http://ark.intel.com/products/series/53252
I guess at this point in time and moving on, there is probably a higher probability of finding a i7-26xx or i7-27xx, my search for i7-28xx comes up with very limited results. mostly overpriced, or just engineering samples.
E.G. Snapshot showing (ES) in the specification field (asking price was about $300usd - too much!)
View attachment 59776
If you have upgraded your cpu, and it works with your os x 10.6x or 10.8x, please reply to this post and fill in the following - thanks!
CPU - upgraded:
CPU - original:
Probook BIOS version:
OS X version(s):
Remarks:
(Cost? Tips? Buyer beware? anything else? etc.)