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Re: [NEWS] Mac Pro CPUs can be replaced

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In article <52be9923$0$22399$c3e8da3$f6268168@news.astraweb.com>, JF
Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> wrote:
> On 13-12-28 01:17, Your Name wrote:
> > 
> > Apparently the CPUs on the Mac Pro motherboard are NOT soldered in
> > place, so they are able to be user-swapped at a future date. This is
> > from MacRoumors.com ...
> 
> MacPro 2009 also had remopvable CPUs (from a obese daughtercard complete
> with its own fans). Yet, when Apple updated the MacPro in 2010, we were
> not allowed to buy the new CPU to be plugged into our 2009 Macs. So the
> CPU upgradability was there but never enabled by Apple.
> 
> However, at the socket level, it may mean that you could source your
> CPUs elsewhere at lower price than Apple's initial upgrade price.
> 
> From a manufacutring point of view, since they are apparently built to
> order, it would make sense to not solder the CPUs in since they can then
> have vanilla mothermoards mass produced once, and then fit then with a
> variety of user options when the machine is being assembled for a
> sepcific customer.

All Apple's other computers use soldered parts and yet are still "Build
to Order" customisable, so I doubt that is the reason.

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[NEWS] Mac Pro CPUs can be replaced Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-12-28 19:17 +1300
  Re: [NEWS] Mac Pro CPUs can be replaced JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2013-12-28 04:25 -0500
    Re: [NEWS] Mac Pro CPUs can be replaced Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-12-29 09:49 +1300
      Re: [NEWS] Mac Pro CPUs can be replaced JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2013-12-28 18:36 -0500
        Re: [NEWS] Mac Pro CPUs can be replaced Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-12-29 04:23 +0000
          Re: [NEWS] Mac Pro CPUs can be replaced JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2013-12-29 01:23 -0500
          Re: [NEWS] Mac Pro CPUs can be replaced Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-12-30 04:32 +0000
            Re: [NEWS] Mac Pro CPUs can be replaced nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-30 00:30 -0500
            Re: [NEWS] Mac Pro CPUs can be replaced Julian Vrieslander <MY_FIRST_NAME@MY_LAST_NAME.com> - 2013-12-31 15:32 -0800
              Re: [NEWS] Mac Pro CPUs can be replaced Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-01-01 00:05 +0000
              Re: [NEWS] Mac Pro CPUs can be replaced JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2013-12-31 19:35 -0500
                Re: [NEWS] Mac Pro CPUs can be replaced Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-01-01 13:45 +1300
                Re: [NEWS] Mac Pro CPUs can be replaced JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2013-12-31 21:24 -0500
                Re: [NEWS] Mac Pro CPUs can be replaced JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2013-12-31 21:33 -0500
                Re: [NEWS] Mac Pro CPUs can be replaced dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2014-01-01 21:07 +1300
                Re: [NEWS] Mac Pro CPUs can be replaced JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-01-01 17:43 -0500
                Re: [NEWS] Mac Pro CPUs can be replaced dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2014-01-02 22:48 +1300
                Re: [NEWS] Mac Pro CPUs can be replaced Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-01-02 20:20 +0000
                Re: [NEWS] Mac Pro CPUs can be replaced Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-01-01 09:31 +0000
                Re: [NEWS] Mac Pro CPUs can be replaced Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-01-01 11:59 +0000
                Re: [NEWS] Mac Pro CPUs can be replaced Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2013-12-31 19:48 -0700

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