Intel Core 2 Duo T5600 Merom 1.83 GHz 2MB L2 Cache Socket P 34W Dual-Core BX80537T5600 Processor

Pros: Easy performance upgrade

Cons: None

Overall Review: Bought this chip to upgrade my Intel Mac Min Core Solo. Dropped in the new chip, fired it up and everytying works fine. The system is running Ubuntu for a MythTV frontend, and can now play 1080i content without problems!!

Pros: At the lower end of the price scale, but not the performance scale. Easy install and great speed boost for my Mac Mini.

Cons: The higher speed Meroms are quite a bit more expensive for a few hundred mhz. I'd have gotten at least a 2.0 if the price didn't scale so horribly.

Overall Review: New processor brain = teh hotness. Ripping dvd's at 80+ fps makes me feel warm and fuzzy-ish. Good Lord I am a Geek.

Pros: 64 bit support - Splurge for the Core2's

Cons: None

Overall Review: I upgraded my Gateway CX210 notebook from a 1.66mhz Core Duo to this Core 2 Duo. Benchmarking the CPU's shows a clean 20% improvement between the two. That's a significant improvement. Now I'm ready for vista.

Pros: incredible speed boost over 1.5 solo I replaced. A recommended upgrade for any Mac Mini owner!

Cons: none, though install may be a little tricky for a few brave souls.

Overall Review: I wish the faster chips were cheaper, but for the price this upgrade was worth every penny.

Pros: Fast, runs cool, no surprises. Installed in my Mac Mini Solo 1.5 took about 1/2 hour. CPU runs at a stable 45c. Great upgrade. Reasonable price. Significant performance increase.

Cons: None

Pros: Upgraded Mac mini Core Solo, and notice a big difference.

Cons: Slightly warmer than Core Solo

Overall Review: Broke the heatsink clips on the Mac Mini and had to cut the springs and use some pins from an old video card heatsink. Be very careful and use needlenose pliers to remove the pins to avoid headache. Found some 4-40 nylon screws for $6 on *Bay, but did not need it.

Pros: It's a Core 2 Duo. Upgrading from a Core Solo (Yonah), my compile time for a popular game mod went from nearly 7 minutes to about 3 and a half minutes. Quite the improvement.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: I upgraded a Mac Mini with a 1.5 Ghz Core Solo chip. As mentioned previously, make sure you have some quality thermal paste (Arctic Silver 5 is a great choice).

Pros: Good processor for laptop build. Does what i need it to do when i need to do it. Its very quick, doesnt heat up much at all, and hardly takes any power away from battery.

Cons: none

Overall Review: Excellent speed.