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Apple Releases 17'' MacBook Pro
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standard specs are: 17 inch screen, 2.16 ghz core duo (not upgradable) 1 gb ram (upgradable to 2), and 120 gig 5400 rpm hard drive or 100 gig 7200 rpm hard drive.
Apple Releases 17'' MacBook Pro
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As rumored, Apple announced the 17" MacBook Pro today at the NAB conference.
Specs include:
2.16 Intel Core Duo Processor
667 MHz front-side bus
Up to 2GB of RAM (667 MHz DDR@ SDRAM)
iSight Camera
MagSafe Power Adapter
ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 PCI Express graphics 256MB
Firewire 800, Firewire 400
Bluetooth, Airport Extreme
$2799
Available at the Apple Store and shipping next week.
As rumored, Apple announced the 17" MacBook Pro today at the NAB conference.
Specs include:
2.16 Intel Core Duo Processor
667 MHz front-side bus
Up to 2GB of RAM (667 MHz DDR@ SDRAM)
iSight Camera
MagSafe Power Adapter
ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 PCI Express graphics 256MB
Firewire 800, Firewire 400
Bluetooth, Airport Extreme
$2799
Available at the Apple Store and shipping next week.
Funniest thing is the pricing.
A 15.4" with the 2.16 BTO and 120GB HD comes in at Eur 2,924.68
A 17" with same spec costs Eur 2,694.67
250 Euro cheaper than the 15" ??? That's fecked up. I suspect Apple are going to have to do some price re-structuring in its 15" range as it does not represent good value in its current form.
A 15.4" with the 2.16 BTO and 120GB HD comes in at Eur 2,924.68
A 17" with same spec costs Eur 2,694.67
250 Euro cheaper than the 15" ??? That's fecked up. I suspect Apple are going to have to do some price re-structuring in its 15" range as it does not represent good value in its current form.
nothing too unexpected here. Glad to see Apple is ahead of the game and getting more Intel Macs out on the market.
That price seems low when you compare it to the 15". Upgrade the 15" to match the 2.16Ghz and 120Gb HDD of the 17" and it comes out £60 more (UK pricing) and you then get the extra ports, screen and DL 8xSuperdrive on top. I hope this means the 15" is due a price drop.
The tech specs page has been updated and claims 5.5 hours battery for the 17". The 15" info has also been entered and claims 4.5 hours. I get 2.5 hours max on my 15" MBP... anyone get better than that?
is the 17" thicker than the 15" ??
Cause the reason why they didn't put double layer into the 15" was thickness issues, right?
Anyone know ?
Cause the reason why they didn't put double layer into the 15" was thickness issues, right?
Anyone know ?
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Who gives a rats ass about a 17in Macbook Pro. unless you have 2800.00 to blow. Damn you Steve give me my Macbook!!!!!(In Black Preferably)
Who gives a rats ass about a 17in Macbook Pro. unless you have 2800.00 to blow. Damn you Steve give me my Macbook!!!!!(In Black Preferably)
Tomaz said:is the 17" thicker than the 15" ??
Cause the reason why they didn't put double layer into the 15" was thickness issues, right?
Anyone know ?
Same thickness. However, the 17" is bigger so they can move stuff that would otherwise be under the drive out of the way.
Unless they've now got a thinner dual layer drive of course. In that case I'd guess a quiet 15" upgrade is on the cards.
