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17" C2D MBP Picture Thread

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stevehp

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It seems like some people's are rolling in...

Post em here!!!

Can't wait to see these things, although they probably won't look a lot different than the 15's or the Core Duo's...
 
Fed Ex delivered in Indianapolis just before 10:00 a.m.

Model: 17" C2D Glossy with 100G 7200 RPM HD 2G

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Photos:

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here's where the rest will appear...

http://flickr.com/photos/no1ofcons/sets/72157594377483717/


the backlighting is about what i expected... i haven't run any tests yet... just doing initial configuration, but no massive flaws noted just yet.
 
Congrats!! Thanks for the photos, Hope to hear your comments on your new arrival, especially the glossy screen.
 
Wow congrats man!!

i can see the backlighting is not perfect but.. what about the grainy display? Do you notice something? or is it worth the money? 😀
 
dnadna said:
Wow congrats man!!

i can see the backlighting is not perfect but.. what about the grainy display? Do you notice something? or is it worth the money? 😀
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grainy display is not an issue as far as I can tell... i am happy with what i see
thus far.
 
any laptop is going to have crappy backlighting in the first 30 minutes its on. let it warm up then take pics.
 
this sucks

I'm sitting in the most useless meeting ever, surfing the web on my blackberry. And my new 17 is sitting in my trunk still.
 
Exciting!

I have just one question. How far back does the screen tilt? As far as the Powerbooks? Same as previous MBPs? Or somewhere in between?
 
punchinface said:
uploaded a few more including vent close-up and screen tilt max angle.
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I can't see the pictures bcs of stupid Websense at work!

So tell us what you think? The comment about backlight being "about what expected" did not sound very encouraging, given that our expectations have been set pretty damn low by the experience with the 15" model 🙁
 
A photo is going to exaggerate any unevenness. Just for fun, I ran Pixel Check on my PB 17" and it has same vignetting in the top corners, bottom light areas and a noticable hot area in middle.

However, it looks virturally even in person. All notebook displays will be slightly brighter in the bottom half than top - there's only on lamp.

I'm hoping to see the C2D 17" in person very soon.

on store waiting list - is that the phone? 😉
 
Keyboard and Trackpad are very smooth! the only problem (and it's very big) is the screen is very uneven. In the lower right hand corner there is a hot spot and all throughout the screen there are streaks of unevenness...so I will be taking this in for repair in the next week or two (once they get parts in) to get the screen replaced.
 
robotx21 said:
Keyboard and Trackpad are very smooth! the only problem (and it's very big) is the screen is very uneven. In the lower right hand corner there is a hot spot and all throughout the screen there are streaks of unevenness...so I will be taking this in for repair in the next week or two (once they get parts in) to get the screen replaced.
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Glossy or matte ? Do you think this is the same issue as whith the 15" ?
 
usvi4me said:
Glossy or matte ? Do you think this is the same issue as whith the 15" ?
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I have the Matte Version. But I don't see how this can be just affecting matte screens, because it is clearly an uneven backlight issue. I am not familiar with the 15" issues.
 
robotx21 said:
Keyboard and Trackpad are very smooth! the only problem (and it's very big) is the screen is very uneven. In the lower right hand corner there is a hot spot and all throughout the screen there are streaks of unevenness...so I will be taking this in for repair in the next week or two (once they get parts in) to get the screen replaced.
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robotx21 said:
I have the Matte Version. But I don't see how this can be just affecting matte screens, because it is clearly an uneven backlight issue. I am not familiar with the 15" issues.
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I'm real sorry to hear that.
 
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