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Does anyone know of a place that if i buy a laptop processor they will intall it? Maybe like a "Buy a processor we'll install for free" hopefully.

I would do it myself on a desktop but not with my laptop.

My Core 2 Duo 1.86 is getting slow

Check it for Virus's Etr. Scan for errors, Reformat a computer like that shouldn't get slow.

Alex, im no noob

My laptop is 3 years old December. Its time for a refresh..and when youv wiped your OS as many times as I have you know its not a virus.

My heatsink is messed up..so instead of paying the $24 i wanna pay $224 for a new processor while they are in there at it. lol. just cause its faster.

Newer processors, like my own, runs in a "low power stage" type setting after getting too hot. 1.83Ghz is expected but after getting a little too hot it goes to .21Ghz (which is in the Mhz range..) XP is bearable in this setting..but Windows 7 (my favorite) is not.

You should look at a local shop rather than a corporation. They'd want "Geek Squad" to do it, or another service technician and they'd charge like $200+ an hour... and it would only take me seriously about $10 from start to finish to do. I'd ask a local computer store, like a "Ma and Pa" type of store about it. Ask them, "hey, if I bought a processor from Newegg.com and brought it in here, do you guys think you'd be able to install it for me?" $20 is a fair price I'd say. Most people don't realize how easy it is to do, even on a laptop, if you just know a bit about them.

-DarkPacMan77-

Dude I so agree with dpm, only way to do something like that is find a small store in your area and ask them. I'm thinking more and more about starting my own company then work for someone like geek squad. I already make any money I need for gas or food, just from friends of friends that need help with their computer. I already have a ton of people that refer to me as their "computer guy", too bad companies like geek squad care more about money then a respectful relationship with the customer.

That and they should so implement a thing I call "conditional billing" based off the customers financial situations.

Hmm Geek Squad will do it for $45 if i bring it to them.

I know that the processor is under the keyboard. Take the top plate off, pop off keyboard, unscrew heatsink, unscrew processor, pop new one in and repeat backwards. Dell E1505.

The process to replace the processor yourself is fairly easy. I'd say the hardest part about the whole thing is applying thermal paste, and that's not hard. Depending on where the heat is focused on the die (most intel processors have a small part to apply the paste to), lathering on a smooth and small layer of paste uniformly is the hardest thing to do aside from remembering which screws go where.

-DarkPacMan77-

So your saying its pretty easy to replace my processor so i might can give it a go myself? from a video iv seen it doesnt look too hard... >.>