Macbook Pro 17 Review

The Macbook Pro is a line of Macintosh portable computers by Apple Inc. Introduced in January 2006, it became an instant hit with tech buffs and professionals because of its high end features and ease of use.

Design

The new unibody design incorporated by Apple is a tapered design with most of the casing made from a single block of aluminum.

Specifications

Processor:

Standard Configuration

Under the hood of the 17 inch Mac lies a powerful 2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 6MB on-chip shared L2 cache.

Optional Configuration

If you want a bigger processor powering your Mac, Apple has a optional 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor for you, albeit at a price.

Memory:

Memory comes in the form of a 4GB option in two 2GB SO-DIMMs of 1066MHz DDR3. These two SO-DIMMs support upto 8 GB of memory.

Storage:

Standard Configuration

Storage comes in the form of a 500GB 5400 rpm serial ATA hard drive.

Optional Configuration

500 GB 7200 rpm hard drive

128 GB solid state drive

256 GB solid state drive

Optical Storage Drive

8x slot loading super drive

Display:

17 inch high resolution LED backlit glossy widescreen display

Graphical Processing Unit:

NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor with 256MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory

NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT graphics processor with 512MB of GDDR3 memory

Connections and Expansion Slots:

One FireWire 800 port (up to 800 Mbps)

Three USB 2.0 ports (up to 480 Mbps)

Gigabit Ethernet port

MagSafe power port

ExpressCard/34 slot

Kensington lock slot

Mini DisplayPort

Audio line in

Audio line out

Communication:

Extreme Wi-Fi wireless networking (based on IEEE 802.11n specification); IEEE 802.11a/b/g compatible

Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) wireless technology

10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45 connector)

Battery:

Built-in 95-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery providing backup of 8 hours

Size:

Height x Width x Depth: 0.98”x15.47”x10.51”

Weight:

6.6 pounds (2.99 kg)

Price:

Starts at $2499.