Can I install a better Intel Core processor into my MacBook Pro?

For example: I have a D2 but I need an i5. Or do I have to buy a whole new computer...?

Yes. You cannot change CPUs. They are soldered to the board. And, in your question the new one requires a completely different socketing which would be incompatible with the board. You need a new computer.

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