RSSApple Debuts 17-inch MacBook Pro
By Ed Oswald | Published April 24, 2006, 10:52 AM
As expected, Apple on Monday debuted a 17-inch MacBook Pro, the second model in its high-end Intel-based notebook lineup. The system, which will retail for $2,799 USD, includes a 2.16 GHz Intel Core Duo processor.
All features save the screen size are identical to the 15-inch model, including a built in iSight camera, iLife '06, Front Row, and MagSafe power adapter. The laptop itself is one inch thin, and weighs 6.8 pounds, Apple said.
Compared with the PowerBook G4, the processing speed is five times faster, and memory that is twice as fast. "The 17-inch MacBook Pro delivers the speed and screen area of a professional desktop system in the world's best notebook design," Apple's marketing vice president Philip Schiller said.
As well as being larger, the new display of the MacBook Pro is 36 percent brighter than its predecessor, the company claims. Other features include 1GB of RAM, a 120GB hard drive, a 8x SuperDrive, ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 graphics card, and DVI-out.
The latest version of Mac OS X, version 10.4.6, would also be included. Apple expects to begin shipping the new model within the next week.
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|Seems, quite OK - at last (with Windows installed of course). But compared to the Sony VAIOs and some other manufacturers the screen seems still like a joke. Some degree brighter than the predecessor is not enough. They simply should through this panel out a go with one from Sony... so ... still no-no for me - me that is: graphics-designer and Mac to Win convert since several years. They need to do much more to regain the market.
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|so now I can spend more money, run my core business apps just as slow as the 15 inch, and drain the battery in under an hour and a half. Oh yea! ... now where's that Visa card :-(
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|Apple's Rosetta compatibility feature is slower than Intel's hardware x86 emulation on the Itanium processors.
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|"All features save the screen size are identical to the 15-inch model"
you forgot to mention the dual layer disk burner, the 3rd usb port, and the firewire 800 port
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|Oh! I see, bigger screen to compensate for the tiny 2.7% of the market ;-)
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|How large of a marketshare does Asus, Falcon Northwest, Gateway or each individual OEM company have? Those other companies seem to be doing just fine. Your attempt at an insult by using little numbers falls flat on its face when put into consideration with all the other OEM PC Manufacturers with which Apple competes.
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|12" (or 13.3" widescreen???) please!
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|Why the heck so expensive! Drop the price atleast $500 if not a 1000.
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|Weird, I tried to price a 17" Dell XPS with a core duo processor at 2ghz, and other comparable features, and it was at or above $3k. Don't know what generic crap you're buying, but the price isn't that high. One thing you can't get with the Dell though...a decent OS.
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|Because you can't build art, quality and innovation for 500 bucks. How ghetto! (I kid, I kid!) :)
Actually if you could, I’m sure Microsoft would have stolen the idea and tried to pass it off as their own!! :)))
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|Apple: Lower resoltuion then the XPS by a long shot, underclocked graphics card(by the manufactures speed), etc.. can't compare 'em.
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|"One problem tho, it is still a Mac,"
added Apple's marketing vice president Philip Schiller.
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|Its so funny how the news websites scratch out that final quote. :P
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