Killer 17" MacBook Pro

[Quad 2.5 G5 =)]

The reason I am holding onto my 17" PowerBook is the nice screen size.
It is slower then the intel 'Books, but l really like it.
I could sell it and buy a white MB that has a small 13" screen, but I won't.
Apple could sell a ton of 17" MBPs @$1300-1500 if they had these specs:

Unibody or "Old" casing.
1.86 GHz C2D processor (pulled straight from MBA)or 2.0 GHz (from base uni MB)
4GB RAM 667 MHz or 1066 MHz.max
nVidia GeForce 9400M w/256MB or 8600M GT w/256 or 512 MB VRAM
removable battery
backlit keyboard.
Matte or Glossy LED Screen@ 1920x1200 resolution
8x Superdrive (slot in front)
3x USB 2.0
1x or 2x Firewire 400
1x or 2x Firewire 800
Dual-Link DVI and Mini-DisplayPort output.

I know this won't happen, but I can dream, right?
This system, if introduced, would probably cannibalize MB sales.
Comments, Suggestions, and change the specs and pricing to what you should think such a system should have.
(If this post should be in a different category, I'm sorry, and tell me where to move this thread to the appropriate forum.)

 

[TodVader]

Don't expect a cheap Apple 17" anytime soon...

 

[Quad 2.5 G5 =)]

Don't expect a cheap Apple 17" anytime soon...

It really would be nice though

 

[Skika]

Yeah an affordable 17 inch would be nice.

 

[uiop.]

Geez looking at your signature...if you sold all those PowerBooks then you might be able to offset the price a little.

 

[Quad 2.5 G5 =)]

Geez looking at your signature...if you sold all those PowerBooks then you might be able to offset the price a little.

All the 'Books and the PowerMac I got off ebay really cheap for nice computers.
I have a refurb 2.0 Alu MB also so I will probably sell 1 of them.

 

[MultiFinder17]

But what would the Laurens of the world do? They'd be attracted to these cheap 17" notebooks! If that ever happened, how would Microsoft hire, err sorry, find actors, ack, normal people to scoff at their high prices?

 

[aleni]

LOL. cheap 17" must have a low resolution, which is bad!!!

 

[alphaod]

Apple could sell a ton of 17" MBPs @$1300-1500 if they had these specs:

Apple could sell a lot of computer if they made all their computers cheaper, but they don't have to since people buy them anyways.