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05-18-2016 03:17 AM
I brought the HP Pavilion x360 11-k132TU 11" 2-in-1 Laptop recently and found out that the processor is really slowing me down.
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Is there any chance of upgrading this WEAK processor? How to upgrade it and what cpu I should get?
Budget is not really a problem, I just don't want to waste this laptop because I loved its 2 in 1 features.
Reply PLZ!! this is my first time handling HP products and I don't want it to end like this....
THANKYOU!!
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05-18-2016 05:25 AM
Yeah that was not a good processor choice if you want to do demanding tasks. You have the N3700 processor which is a low-powered (both in terms of computing and electricity) designed for long battery life, but not demanding computing.
http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Pentium-N3700-vs-Intel-Core-i3-5010U
It is about 85-90% as powerful as an i3, which is not really too bad considering how little juice it uses.
See p. 16 of the Manual here, with 2 messages. The processor is soldered to the board so is not able to be separately upgraded, and the only processors offered on that model are low-powered. And a motherboard would cost about as much as the laptop did.
Believe it or not, the top processor is the Skylake M3 which runs at 900 mhz, but is still more powerful than the N3700, but not by much.
Buying a computer is not about the brand. It's about the hardware inside. If you decide to replace that one, please ask here or on a similar online forum about the technology that is out there and its capabilities. It used to be easier, but is now a bit complex.
If this is "the Answer" please click "Accept as Solution" to help others find it.
05-18-2016 05:25 AM
Yeah that was not a good processor choice if you want to do demanding tasks. You have the N3700 processor which is a low-powered (both in terms of computing and electricity) designed for long battery life, but not demanding computing.
http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Pentium-N3700-vs-Intel-Core-i3-5010U
It is about 85-90% as powerful as an i3, which is not really too bad considering how little juice it uses.
See p. 16 of the Manual here, with 2 messages. The processor is soldered to the board so is not able to be separately upgraded, and the only processors offered on that model are low-powered. And a motherboard would cost about as much as the laptop did.
Believe it or not, the top processor is the Skylake M3 which runs at 900 mhz, but is still more powerful than the N3700, but not by much.
Buying a computer is not about the brand. It's about the hardware inside. If you decide to replace that one, please ask here or on a similar online forum about the technology that is out there and its capabilities. It used to be easier, but is now a bit complex.
If this is "the Answer" please click "Accept as Solution" to help others find it.