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If what this article mentioned is ture/accurate – “…Made using the same 65-nanometer process technology as earlier versions of the Nano, the Nano 3000 is modified for better performance and lower power consumption. Via estimates users will see a 15 percent to 20 percent gain in performance at the same level of power consumption, allowing hardware makers to increase the performance of existing Nano-based laptops, like Samsung Electronics’ NC20 and a version of Lenovo Group’s IdeaPad S12.”
NC20 users will likely have a simple, “drop in” CPU replacement for a 15~20% performance boost. Hummm, let’s see how much this CPU is going to cost… 🙂
Notice how it says “allowing hardware makers to increase the performance of existing Nano-based laptops”, the CPU won’t be a simple drop in replacement for users as it would be on a desktop computer with a socketed CPU. You would need the correct equipment to (de)solder the BGA underneath the processor.
Looking at the guts of the NC20 as revealed by this close-up, it seems to be a drop-in once the heat pipe/sink is removed; & hopefully the CPU is not soldered to the underside of the MOBO. (fingers crossed)
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Looking at the guts of the NC20 as revealed by this close-up, it seems to be a drop-in once the heat pipe/sink is removed; & hopefully the CPU is not soldered to the underside of the MOBO. (fingers crossed)
[/quote1255304466]Yes it does look like it is on a daughter board, but still may be soldered in, or on pins?The Via Nano processors are designed to be soldered in place using a ball grid array. That picture shows the processor being directly attached to the motherboard with no socket (you wont see any pins on the other side of the motherboard either).
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