17" Unibody MacBook Pro Begins Shipping

MacRumors · Jan 30, 2009, 11:28 AM

Apple has quietly updated their pages for the new 17" unibody MacBook Pro to reflect a change from accepting pre-orders to offering shipment in 7-10 business days for new orders. In addition, several international Apple online stores have added a "Now Shipping" badge to the 17" MacBook Pro ad on their front pages.

MacBook Pro ad banner from Apple's Canadian online store
The new 17" MacBook Pro was announced at Macworld San Francisco with availability planned for "late January". The updated machine adopts many of the design changes introduced in the 15" MacBook Pro and 13" MacBook in October 2008, but notably features a non-user-replaceable battery designed to provide 8-hour battery life and to retain up to 80% of its original capacity for up to 1000 charge cycles.

Users are encouraged to visit our MacBook Pro forum for the latest updates from users awaiting delivery of the new machines.

Article Link: 17" Unibody MacBook Pro Begins Shipping

angemon89 · Jan 30, 2009, 11:30 AM

Very nice. Can't wait to test it out at my local Apple store.

Wait, doesn't the new 17" start from $2,799?

eiprol · Jan 30, 2009, 11:32 AM

Now, all the problems are almost solved... iLife & MBP already shipped...so... Apple is ready to release new iMacs :P!

themoonisdown09 · Jan 30, 2009, 11:33 AM

I'm really curious about the battery performance. I guess we'll still have to wait a little longer until people receive them.

dwd3885 · Jan 30, 2009, 11:34 AM

wow, this wasn't already shipping?

iParis · Jan 30, 2009, 11:35 AM

*yawn*

Still waiting for a new Mac mini.

Quote:

Originally Posted by dwd3885

wow, this wasn't already shipping?

Nope, you could only pre order it.

WildCowboy · Jan 30, 2009, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by angemon89

Wait, doesn't the new 17" start from $2,799?

Note the caption...the image is from the Canadian store, where it does start at $2999. The US and several other stores do not have 17" MBP ads on their front pages. Instead they have an iPod gift-wrapping ad for Valentine's Day.

designgeek · Jan 30, 2009, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by themoonisdown09

I'm really curious about the battery performance. I guess we'll still have to wait a little longer until people receive them.

Yeah, I'm wondering how long it takes for a full charge.

plumbingandtech · Jan 30, 2009, 11:38 AM

Quote:

*yawn*

Still waiting for a new Mac mini.

And you can imagine how someone who needs the power of a macbook pro would YAWN over your waiting for a lil' itty bitty mini too right?

theheadguy · Jan 30, 2009, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iParis

*yawn*
Still waiting for a new Mac mini.

Ditto... among other products.

hakr · Jan 30, 2009, 11:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by designgeek

Yeah, I'm wondering how long it takes for a full charge.

No time at all. When the eight hours are done, so is the laptop! You then have to go out and buy another laptop!

This must be a machine for the desktop replacement crowd. I got rid of a nice 17" screen laptop (Windoze machine) to get a smaller and lighter 15" screen Macbook Pro. I wanted a complete computer, not an "air," and the 17" machine I had, which was not too heavy, was really a pain in the shoulder to lug around.

I have to admit an eight hour battery would be nice for airport or train use while traveling, though.

hakr · Jan 30, 2009, 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eiprol

Now, all the problems are almost solved... iLife & MBP already shipped...so... Apple is ready to release new iMacs :P!

I've got the cash money sitting around waiting for a new model iMac...so where the heck is it?

mobi · Jan 30, 2009, 11:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by designgeek

Yeah, I'm wondering how long it takes for a full charge.

Hopefully will reach 80% within 2 hours and the other 20% another 2 hours?

Keep in mind it is using the same AC Adapter as the 15" MBP's:

85W MagSafe Power Adapter, AC wall plug, power cord

Time will tell.

kornyboy · Jan 30, 2009, 11:49 AM

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This should make a lot of people happy.

kastenbrust · Jan 30, 2009, 11:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hakr

No time at all. When the eight hours are done, so is the laptop! You then have to go out and buy another laptop!

This must be a machine for the desktop replacement crowd. I got rid of a nice 17" screen laptop (Windoze machine) to get a smaller and lighter 15" screen Macbook Pro. I wanted a complete computer, not an "air," and the 17" machine I had, which was not too heavy, was really a pain in the shoulder to lug around.

I have to admit an eight hour battery would be nice for airport or train use while traveling, though.

Got to say this 1.1lb isnt a massive difference for a healthy adult.

eiprol · Jan 30, 2009, 11:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hakr

I've got the cash money sitting around waiting for a new model iMac...so where the heck is it?

yeah, the same here... It's frustrating

wrldwzrd89 · Jan 30, 2009, 11:57 AM

My reactions to this are mixed. On the one hand, I'm happy that it's finally shipping, for users who are interested in this Mac. On the other, I really don't like the design, and wouldn't buy it if I was in the market for a new Mac.

hbg · Jan 30, 2009, 11:57 AM

They're gonna be really happy when they plug their dell (or Apple Cinema Display) 30" monitor in using the mini-display port to dual link DVI adapter and find distortion on their external monitor.

Nice. After paying $3,000 plus for a new unibody MacBook Pro and they get a lousy picture. And this is after Apple saying it supports 2560 x 1600 resolution external monitors. I've got the 15" unibody and I'm not happy.

Shasterball · Jan 30, 2009, 11:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WildCowboy

Note the caption...the image is from the Canadian store, where it does start at $2999. The US and several other stores do not have 17" MBP ads on their front pages. Instead they have an iPod gift-wrapping ad for Valentine's Day.

Aha! Good catch!

UFOGoldorak · Jan 30, 2009, 11:58 AM

WOOOOO!!!!!!!! my 2.93 BTO is still saying Feb 4th ship... This has been the longest january in history. This baby is replacing the first gen 2.4 15" MBP.

hbg · Jan 30, 2009, 12:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UFOGoldorak

WOOOOO!!!!!!!! my 2.93 BTO is still saying Feb 4th ship... This has been the longest january in history. This baby is replacing the first gen 2.4 15" MBP.

You'll wish you had than first gen MBP if you plug in an external monitor.

Wie Gehts · Jan 30, 2009, 12:05 PM

Wait..let em guess. They took off firewire and express and put in 10 usb ports instead.

gkarris · Jan 30, 2009, 12:12 PM

Great, thanks Apple, for a new $3000 laptop in today's economy...

crisss1205 · Jan 30, 2009, 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wie Gehts

Wait..let em guess. They took off firewire and express and put in 10 usb ports instead.

Close, they only added 1 more USB than the 15-inch. (3 USB, 1 Firewire 800)

(I know you were being sarcastic)

crisss1205 · Jan 30, 2009, 12:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gkarris

Great, thanks Apple, for a new $3000 laptop in today's economy...

It's $2799. Get it right!

Jan 30, 2009, 11:28 AM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	17" Unibody MacBook Pro Begins Shipping Apple has quietly updated their pages for the new 17" unibody MacBook Pro to reflect a change from accepting pre-orders to offering shipment in 7-10 business days for new orders. In addition, several international Apple online stores have added a "Now Shipping" badge to the 17" MacBook Pro ad on their front pages. MacBook Pro ad banner from Apple's Canadian online store The new 17" MacBook Pro was announced at Macworld San Francisco with availability planned for "late January". The updated machine adopts many of the design changes introduced in the 15" MacBook Pro and 13" MacBook in October 2008, but notably features a non-user-replaceable battery designed to provide 8-hour battery life and to retain up to 80% of its original capacity for up to 1000 charge cycles. Users are encouraged to visit our MacBook Pro forum for the latest updates from users awaiting delivery of the new machines. Article Link: 17" Unibody MacBook Pro Begins Shipping

Jan 30, 2009, 11:30 AM	#2
angemon89 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The place where Apple designs stuff	Very nice. Can't wait to test it out at my local Apple store. Wait, doesn't the new 17" start from $2,799? __________________ iMac, MacBook, iPhone 3GS Assembled in China

Jan 30, 2009, 11:33 AM	#4
themoonisdown09 macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Georgia, USA	I'm really curious about the battery performance. I guess we'll still have to wait a little longer until people receive them. __________________ Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.

Jan 30, 2009, 11:49 AM	#14
kornyboy macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Knoxville, TN (USA)	Wirelessly posted (iPhone: Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU iPhone OS 2_2_1 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/525.18.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/3.1.1 Mobile/5H11 Safari/525.20) This should make a lot of people happy. __________________ Stuff

Jan 30, 2009, 11:57 AM	#17
wrldwzrd89 macrumors 601 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Solon, OH	My reactions to this are mixed. On the one hand, I'm happy that it's finally shipping, for users who are interested in this Mac. On the other, I really don't like the design, and wouldn't buy it if I was in the market for a new Mac. __________________ Proud iMac and iPod touch owner Successfully upgraded iMac to 1TB HDD

Jan 30, 2009, 11:32 AM	#3
eiprol macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2009	Now, all the problems are almost solved... iLife & MBP already shipped...so... Apple is ready to release new iMacs :P!

Jan 30, 2009, 11:34 AM	#5
dwd3885 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Dec 2004	wow, this wasn't already shipping?

Jan 30, 2009, 11:57 AM	#18
hbg macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2007	They're gonna be really happy when they plug their dell (or Apple Cinema Display) 30" monitor in using the mini-display port to dual link DVI adapter and find distortion on their external monitor. Nice. After paying $3,000 plus for a new unibody MacBook Pro and they get a lousy picture. And this is after Apple saying it supports 2560 x 1600 resolution external monitors. I've got the 15" unibody and I'm not happy.

Jan 30, 2009, 11:58 AM	#20
UFOGoldorak macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2007	WOOOOO!!!!!!!! my 2.93 BTO is still saying Feb 4th ship... This has been the longest january in history. This baby is replacing the first gen 2.4 15" MBP.

Jan 30, 2009, 12:05 PM	#22
Wie Gehts macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2007	Wait..let em guess. They took off firewire and express and put in 10 usb ports instead.

Jan 30, 2009, 12:12 PM	#23
gkarris macrumors 601 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere In The Universe	Great, thanks Apple, for a new $3000 laptop in today's economy... __________________ "This gate's plastic." Captain Carter, Stargate SG-1, "Touchstone" Mini/MacBook/iPhone/TV Olympus E-420/E-500, Canon 20D

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