List Price:
$2,299.00
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Product Details
- 320GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA hard drive; 512MB of GDDR3 memory
- Built-in lithium-polymer battery. Up to 8 hours of wireless productivity.
- SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
- 4GB of 1066MHz DDR3 memory; two SO-DIMM slots support up to 8GB
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Product Description
Tournament the ultimate mobile studio: the new 17-inch MacBook Pro. It features a breakthrough built-in mobile that delivers up to 8 hours of wireless productivity on a single charge1 and can be recharged up to 1000 times—more than three times the lifespan of common notebook batteries.2 The high-resolution LED-backlit widescreen display has a feel embarrassed gamut that’s 60 percent greater than that of previous generations. Two high-completion NVIDIA graphics processors let you choose between integrated and discrete graphics: From up to 8 hours of battery life with the GeForce 9400M, or take full advantage of 3D games and graphics-concentrated applications like Aperture and Motion with the 9600M GT. The latest Intel Marrow 2 Duo processor at speeds up to 2.93GHz makes the new MacBook Pro the most powerful Mac notebook ever. And the all-new, glass Multi-In trackpad is clickable everywhere, so you have more control and more room for new gestures. All in a precision aluminum unibody barnyard that’s less than an inch thin. (1)Testing conducted by Apple in December 2008 using preproduction 2.66GHz Intel Pith 2 Duo–based MacBook Pro (17-inch) units with a Better Battery Life milieu. Battery life depends on configuration and use. See www.apple.com/batteries for more information. The wireless productivity trial measures battery life by wirelessly browsing various websites and editing contents in a word processing document with display brightness set to 50%.(2) Apple does not paper the battery beyond Apple’s one-year Limited Warranty. The battery has a limited number of supervision cycles and may eventually need to be replaced by an Apple Service Provider. Battery duration and charge cycles vary by use and settings. See www.apple.com/batteries for more information.
Redesigned with a faithfulness unibody enclosure crafted from a single block of aluminum, the 17-inch MacBook Pro is thinner and lighter than its ancestor as well as stronger and more durable. But Apple didn't stop innovating with the body's design. The MacBook Pro also includes a new huge-resolution LED-backlit widescreen with a 1920-by-1200-pixel resolution, a greater redden gamut for more vibrant colors, and a 700:1 contrast ratio that makes whites brighter and blacks blacker. It also includes the new goggles trackpad that does away with the trackpad button (for larger tracking close) and features Apple's Multi-Touch technology. And the non-removable battery lasts up to 8 hours on a unmarried charge and can be recharged up to 1000 times--compared with only 200 to 300 times for natural notebooks.
The redesigned 17-inch MacBook Pro (see larger version). |
Under the hood, the MacBook Pro is powered by a potent 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor (with 6 MB L2 cache and 1066 MHz front-side bus), which runs applications faster and more rapidly as well as helps to reduce power requirements and save on battery life. And the MacBook Pro includes two video processors for maximum flexibility: NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics for great commonplace performance and NVIDIA 9600M GT discrete graphics (512MB of GDDR3 recall) for fast, smooth video--perfect for 3D gaming.
It's pre-loaded with Apple's Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard operating system, which enables tranquil backup of your most important data via Time Machine, a redesigned desktop that helps off clutter. It also comes with the iLife '09 suite of applications--including the latest versions of iPhoto, iMovie, and Garageband--and the newest idea of the fast-loading Safari web browser. Other hardware features include a 320 GB stony drive, 4 GB of installed RAM (which can be upgraded to 8 GB), an 8x combo Superdrive (for burning dual-level DVDs as well as CDs), built-in Gigabit Ethernet for high-speed networking, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR (Enhanced Text Rate), FireWire 800 port, Mini DisplayPort video achieve (for DVI and VGA connections), and an ExpressCard/34 expansion card slot for expansion solutions such as 3G cellular networking.
The New MacBook Pro Configuration
Traditionally notebooks are made from multiple parts. With the new MacBook all of those parts with just one part--the breakthrough unibody fold. Every MacBook Pro starts its life as a single block of aluminum, which is precisely machined into the fundamental unibody design. Another pass and the unibody takes shape. Another, and the integrated keyboard emerges. When you pick up a new MacBook Pro, you closely notice the entire enclosure is thinner and lighter. And it feels strong and dependable--perfect for life inside (and outside) your briefcase or backpack.
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The standard aluminum electro-interference trackpad has been replaced with a new glass Multi-Touch trackpad, which provides 40 percent more tracking bailiwick than before. Use two fingers to scroll up and down a page. Pinch to zoom in and out. Rotate an image with your fingertips. Swipe with three fingers to go off the deep end through your photo libraries. Swipe with four fingers to show your desktop, view all open windows, or trade applications. The entire trackpad surface is also a button, allowing you to both track and click substantially anywhere on the trackpad. And you can easily enable multiple virtual buttons in software, such as virtuous-clicking.
The keyboard has also been improved, with the rigid aluminum keyboard webbing cut smack to hold the keys, which are curved to perfectly fit fingers. And it's illuminated, so when you're in low-light settings, such as airplanes or seminar rooms, you can always see what you're typing.
Vibrant Display
With the high-resolution LED-backlit widescreen pageantry on the 17-inch MacBook Pro, you get desktop-quality color in an Apple notebook for the first time. The shake you open your MacBook Pro, you're greeted instantly by full, corner-to-corner screen brightness. The 1920 x 1200-pixel indefatigableness (133 pixels per inch) means you can view more palettes and windows or qui vive for HD video in its native 1920 x 1080 resolution. Perfect whether you're working in the studio or out in the football, the display offers a 60 percent greater color gamut than anterior generations for richer, more vibrant colors and a 700:1 contrast ratio that makes whites brighter and blacks blacker. In increment, the seamless glass enclosure makes the display stronger and more durable. Because it's power effectual and the glass is mercury- and arsenic-free, it's also greener than ever.
Long-Lasting Freestyle
The 17-inch MacBook Pro includes a newly engineered lithium-polymer mobile that that lasts up to 8 hours on a single charge thanks to advanced chemistry, brainy monitoring of the system and battery, and Adaptive Charging technology. The battery is built redress into the computer, eliminating the space-consuming mechanisms and housings that standard removable batteries desire. This non-removable battery also provides a longer battery lifespan of up to 1,000 recharges--drift fewer depleted batteries and less waste, which is better for the environment.
Giving it a lifespan of up to 1000 recharges required breakthroughs in battery-operated technology. Apple electro-chemists developed advanced chemistry that maintains the freestyle's charging capabilities longer than ever. And while most notebooks wear down their batteries by charging them at a unending rate, the 17-inch MacBook Pro takes a different approach. Using an Apple-mature technology called Adaptive Charging, a microchip on the battery constantly communicates with the computer to adjudge the optimal way to charge its cells, adjusting the current up and down depending on a variety of status. Combined, these advancements offer a dramatic improvement in battery lifespan: more than three times the lifespan of to be expected notebook batteries--up to five years.
Off-the-shelf lithium-ion cells come in rigid, cylindrical shapes. The 17-inch MacBook Pro is powered by custom-made, ultrathin lithium-polymer batteries. |
Intel Pit 2 Duo Processor Experience improved energy efficiency, expanded wireless connectivity, and surprising battery life with the 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, which has a super-hurried 1066 MHz front-side bus (FSB), and an extra-large 6 MB on-chip shared L2 cache running 1:1 with processor help. (An L2, or secondary, cache temporarily stores data; and a larger L2 cache can refrain from speed up your system's performance. The FSB carries data between the CPU and RAM, and a faster front-side bus will deliver better comprehensive performance.)
The new hafnium-infused circuitry--which reduces electrical current leakage in transistors--conserves even more liveliness, giving you more time away from the wall outlet. With 6 MB of shared L2 cache, facts and instructions can be kept close to the two processor cores, greatly increasing effectuation and allowing the entire system to work more efficiently. And, because the processor cores share the L2 secrete, either can use the entire amount if the other happens to be idle.
Video Processing & Output
The new MacBook Pro combines the expertise of an integrated graphics processor with the desktop-class performance of a discrete graphics processor thanks to the incorporation of both. Out of the box, it runs the integrated NVIDIA GeForce 9400M processor, which provides more than enough of performance for everyday use with up to 5 hours of battery life. But when you need turbocharged interpretation for the most graphically intensive tasks, the discrete NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT processor delivers--such as for urgent 3D games like Quake, Call of Duty, and Spore. And thanks to a new graphics architecture, it's easy to strike between these two processors. The 9400M graphics processor shares 256 MB of DDR3 SDRAM with pipeline memory, while the 9600M provides 512 MB of dedicated GDDR3 video remembrance.
The MacBook Pro includes a next generation Mini DisplayPort, which delivers a pure digital timer that can drive up to a 30-inch widescreen display. The Mini DisplayPort is ultra-firm at just 10 percent the size of a full DVI connector, and is compatible with Apple's 24-inch Movie theater Display. Adapters are also available for using VGA, DVI/HDMI and Dual-Link DVI displays
Brutish Drive and Memory
The 320 GB Serial-ATA (SATA) hard drive (5400 RPM) quickens the clip with a higher speed transfer of data--akin to FireWire and USB 2.0. The 4 GB of PC3-8500 DDR2 RAM (two SO-DIMMs of 1024 MB) has an work-leading 1066 MHz speed, and the RAM capacity can be increased to 8 GB.
Wireless Connectivity
The built-in 802.11n wireless networking provides up to five times the bringing off and twice the range of 802.11g, but it's also backward-compatible with 802.11a/b/g routers, enabling you to reveal with the a wide variety of Wi-Fi resources. It works seamlessly with the new AirPort Extreme with 802.11n. Use the built-in Bluetooth wireless technology to rivet to your PDA or cell phone, synchronize addresses, or download pictures from your cell phone. You can also use a wireless headset for iChat audio chats and VoIP calls as well as with dispatch share files with a colleague.
Video Conferencing with Built-in iSight
Sneakily placed in the glass display is an iSight camera, which enables easy video conferencing as well as allows you to of oneself pictures of yourself and create video podcasts. Using the iChat AV application, video conferencing is integrated into your iChat companion list, so initiating a video conference is a breeze. iChat also lets you reserve audio chats with up to 10 people and provides high-quality audio smallness and full-duplex sound so conversation can flow naturally. For video podcasting, you can minutes a short clip using the iSight camera, then use iWeb to create a video blog entr or post your GarageBand-recorded podcast.
Other Features
- Three USB 2.0 ports, one FireWire 800, ExpressCard/34 slit
- Mini DisplayPort compatible with DVI, VGA, and dual-link DVI connectors (all optional)
- 8x fit-loading SuperDrive with the following write speeds: 8x DVD±R; 4x DVD±R DL (double layer); 4x DVD±RW; 24x CD-R; 10x CD-RW
- Built-in full-volume backlit keyboard with 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys, including 12 role keys and 4 arrow keys (inverted "T" arrangement)
- Internal omnidirectional microphone and built-in speakers
- Intersection optical digital output/headphone out (minijack)
- Combined optical digital input/audio offerings in (minijack)
- 95-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery providing up to 8 hours of battery-operated life using 9400M graphics (up to 7 hours using 9600M graphics)
- Kensington clasp slot
- Measures 15.47 x 10.51 x 0.98 inches (WxDxH) and weighs 6.6 pounds (including battery-operated)
Environtmental Considerations The entire new MacBook family meets stringent Energy Leading man 4.0, EPEAT Gold and RoHS environmental standards, and leads the toil in the elimination of toxic chemicals by containing no brominated flame retardants, using only PVC-let go internal cables and components, and using energy efficient LED-backlit displays that are mercury-loose and made with arsenic-free glass.
Preloaded with Leopard and iLife '09
The biggest Mac OS X upgrade ever, the Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard operating system features over 300 new features, including:
- On occasion Machine, an effortless way to automatically back up everything on a Mac
- A redesigned Finder that lets users without delay browse and share files between multiple Macs
- Quick Look, a new way to instantly see files without split an application
- Spaces, an intuitive new feature used to create groups of applications and instantly change-over between them
- A brand new desktop with Stacks, a new way to easily access files from the Dock
- Principal enhancements to Mail and iChat
Preloaded with Leopard, you'll enjoy enhanced productivity and a disarray mess up-free desktop (thanks to the the redesigned 3D Dock with Stacks). |
Leopard's new desktop includes the redesigned 3D Bones with Stacks, a new way to organize files for quick and easy access with just one click. Leopard mechanically places web, email and other downloads in a Downloads stack to maintain a clutter-out desktop, and you can instantly fan the contents of this and other Stacks into an elegant arc right from the Dock. The updated Finder includes Disguise Flow and a new sidebar with a dramatically simplified way to search for, browse and copy satisfy from any PC or Mac on a local network.
Time Machine lets you easily back up all of the data on your Mac, find corrupt files and even restore all of the software on their Mac. With just a one-click setup, Time Party automatically keeps an up-to-date copy of everything on the Mac. In the event a file is lost, you can search back through while to find deleted files, applications, photos and other digital media and then instantly strengthen the file.
The MacBook also comes with the iLife '09 suite of applications that make it leisurely to live the digital life. Use iPhoto to share entire high-res photo albums with anyone who's got an email sermon. Record your own songs and podcasts with GarageBand. Break into indie filmmaking with iMovie and iDVD. Then take all the furniture you made on your MacBook and share it on the web in one click with iWeb.
Included Software
Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard (includes iTunes, At intervals Machine, Quick Look, Spaces, Spotlight, Dashboard, Mail, iChat, Safari, Lecture Book, QuickTime, iCal, DVD Player, Photo Booth, Front Row, Xcode Developer Tools) iLife (includes iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, iWeb, GarageBand)
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What's in the Box
MacBook Pro, display cleaning cloth, 85W MagSafe Power Adapter, AC palisade plug, power cord, install/restore DVDs, printed and electronic official recognition
