Well, I believe I've found a suitable replacement processor in the form of a Pentium-M 2.4Ghz processor as noted on this page:
http://www.sparepartswarehouse.com/C...top,Parts.aspx
It looks to be an early version of the Pentium-M, but I've found one on E-bay that I could pick up for about $130 bucks versus the $700 (WHA?) they're asking for on the link above.
Guess it comes down to whether I want to spend the money or not for it since I could do "buy it now" anytime before the 26th.