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jrockway on Oct 24, 2010 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask HN: anyone using the new MacBook Air as your m...

It depends. I bought an i7 when they first came out a few years ago. My motherboard is still compatible with the newest i7s; if I wanted a 6-core CPU, I could pop one in right now.

Only problem is that the 6-core CPUs are $1000 :)

slantyyz on Oct 25, 2010 [–]

operative phrase -that- common

Just because you can doesn't mean you will, in many cases.

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