Tecra 730cdt - processor upgrade ?

I own and love an old but venerable Tecra 730cdt, p150mhz ; is there any processor upgrade that is possible, or makes any sense?
I have already upped the ram from 32 to 80mb,with pleasant effects .
Any suggestions much appreciated.

Hi
As far as I know its not possible to change the CPU because you have to change other parts to (i.e: motherboard, cooling fans, etc.) If you want you can check this site with many compatible parts for your unit:
http://www.sparepartswarehouse.com/Toshiba,Laptop,Part,P000311130.aspx
Furthermore if you want you can check other topics about this theme:
http://forums.computers.toshiba-europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=18&messageID=30#30
http://forums.computers.toshiba-europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=7358&tstart=15
http://forums.computers.toshiba-europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=2108&messageID=5792#5792
Bye

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