Intel Mac mini Upgraded to 2.16GHz Core Duo
XtremeSystems.org documented their upgrade of a 1.5GHz Mac mini Single Core to a 2.16GHz Dual Core processor.
This appears to confirm that the Mac mini's Intel processor is upgradable. Disassembly pictures posted last week revealed that the Mac mini Intel processor is socketed like the Intel iMac, suggesting that a simple processor replacement could be performed.
The author posts screenshots showing Before (1.5GHz) and After (2.16GHz) system information screens documenting the upgrade.
This appears to confirm that the Mac mini's Intel processor is upgradable. Disassembly pictures posted last week revealed that the Mac mini Intel processor is socketed like the Intel iMac, suggesting that a simple processor replacement could be performed.
I picked up an Apple Mini Mac for $599 and Fry's Electronics today. It was the low end unit with plans to swap out some of the guts for a mega upgrade that would be an unavailable configuration from Apple.
For those with access to Yonah chips or prefer to purchase from an online retailer but did not have a platform to run it on, this is very cool interim machine to check out.
The author posts screenshots showing Before (1.5GHz) and After (2.16GHz) system information screens documenting the upgrade.
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78 months ago
Wow thats amazing, So you can get MacBook Pros power for about 1/2 the price. (Just guessing on that, I have no idea how much the 2.16 chips cost)
78 months ago
That's great & all, but what about the heat factor? It's not like the Mac Mini has lots of fans to cool a more powerful chip.
78 months ago
First fuel cells now toasty minis. Hell may have frozen over with the transition to Intel, but it doesn't feel that way in the Apple of tomorrow.
78 months ago
Wow, that is fairly pricey...:eek:
Now I know why the minis cost so much these days.
Now I know why the minis cost so much these days.
78 months ago
Wow, that's cool. They've got to be talented to get a new processor in that thing, and I guess it opens a whole lot of upgrade possibilities in the future. Oh, and I guess that things very hot.
78 months ago
Wow, that's cool. They've got to be talented to get a new processor in that thing, and I guess it opens a whole lot of upgrade possibilities in the future. Oh, and I guess that things very hot.
Is the surface of the mini non-stick? I hate having to apply butter for my eggs. (Unhealthy.)
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