Re: Laptop or notebook .... pre-soldered CPUs?

On Sat, 8/15/2026 12:33 PM, Mr. Chang Man-wai wrote:
> On 8/15/2026 3:53 PM, Paul wrote:
>>
>> Intel at one time, was even interested in soldering
>> CPUs to desktop motherboards, but user feedback helped
>> prevent that from happening. There are some devices
>> like that, sold to businesses, and maybe Pegasus makes
>> something like that. But the enthusiast motherboard
>> business, such a development would ruin the hobby.
> 
> If Intel offered free de-soldering of old CPUs and
> swapped them with user-specified ones..,, :)

This might be feasible if the PCBs were of good quality.
I can tell you, I don't want to do it. The motherboards
aren't really good enough for re-work. If you asked me
whether it was worth it, to try such an upgrade, I
would tell you "No". Most likely the board would be
damaged in the attempt.

   Paul