Apple today unveiled its new 17-inch MacBook Pro notebook computer featuring the Intel Core Duo processor and an all new system architecture that delivers up to five times the performance of the PowerBook G4. The new 17-inch MacBook Pro features a stunning aluminum enclosure just one inch thin, weighs only 6.8 pounds, includes a built-in iSight video camera for video conferencing on-the-go, and the breakthrough Front Row media experience with Apple Remote. The new 17-inch MacBook Pro also features a MagSafe Power Adapter, invented by Apple especially for mobile users.
“The 17-inch MacBook Pro delivers the speed and screen area of a professional desktop system in the world’s best notebook design,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing in the press release. “With Intel’s state of the art dual-core processor, the new 17-inch MacBook Pro delivers unrivaled performance in an innovative, sleek, one-inch thin design.”
The new 17-inch MacBook Pro includes a 2.16 GHz Intel Core Duo processor that delivers dual-core performance in a breakthrough power-efficient design, making it ideal for use in MacBook Pro’s thin and lightweight design. The new 17-inch MacBook Pro is up to five times faster than the 17-inch PowerBook G4, running industry standard benchmarks and offers an all new system architecture including a 667 MHz front-side bus that is four times as fast as the PowerBook G4 and 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM memory expandable to 2GB that is twice as fast as the PowerBook G4.
Every new 17-inch MacBook Pro includes the same great Apple innovations as the 15-inch MacBook Pro including a built-in iSight video camera for video conferencing on-the-go using Apple’s award-winning iChat AV, or recording a video Podcast or iMovie using iLife ‘06. Every MacBook Pro also includes Photo Booth, Apple’s fun-to-use application that lets users take quick snapshots with the built-in iSight video camera, add entertaining visual effects and share their pictures with the touch of a button. Featuring Apple’s breakthrough Front Row media experience, MacBook Pro gives customers a simple way to enjoy their digital lifestyle content including music, photos and videos from across the room using the Apple Remote. With Front Row, MacBook Pro customers can effortlessly access shared iTunes playlists, iPhoto libraries and video via Bonjour, Apple’s zero configuration wireless networking built into Mac OS X.
Every MacBook Pro comes with Apple’s MagSafe Power Adapter, designed especially for mobile users that makes charging the notebook’s battery easier than ever by magnetically coupling the power cord to the MacBook Pro. The MagSafe Power Adapter safely disconnects from the notebook when there is strain on the power cord, preventing the notebook from falling off its work surface. Every MacBook Pro also includes Apple’s Sudden Motion Sensor that is designed to protect the hard drive in case of a fall.
Designed for business and creative professionals, the new 17-inch MacBook Pro includes a 36 percent brighter display to make reading text and viewing images even easier and an ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 PCI Express graphics with 256MB of dedicated GDDR3 graphics memory for demanding professional applications, and a Scrolling TrackPad to easily scroll through long web pages or pan across large photographs. Providing industry-leading connectivity and high-performance I/O, every new 17-inch MacBook Pro also includes a FireWire 800 port, a FireWire 400 port, three USB 2.0 ports, optical and digital audio input and output, built-in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), and integrated AirPort Extreme 54 Mbps 802.11g WiFi wireless networking.
Every MacBook Pro includes iLife ‘06, the next generation of Apple’s award-winning suite of digital lifestyle applications featuring iPhoto, iMovie HD, iDVD, GarageBand and iWeb, a new iLife application that makes it super-easy to create amazing websites with photos, blogs and Podcasts and publish them on .Mac for viewing by anyone on the Internet with just a single click. All the iLife ‘06 applications run natively on the new Intel-based MacBook Pros for maximum performance.
Every MacBook Pro also comes with the latest release of the world’s most advanced operating system, Mac OS X version 10.4.6 “Tiger” including Safari™, Mail, iCal, iChat AV, Front Row and Photo Booth, running natively on Apple’s Intel-based notebook line. Mac OS X Tiger includes an innovative software translation technology called Rosetta that lets customers run most Mac OS X PowerPC applications seamlessly. Intel-based Mac customers have more than 1,500 Universal applications to choose from and the list is growing each day with hundreds of developers including Adobe, Quark and IBM’s Lotus division announcing support for Mac OS X Intel-based applications. An updated list of Universal applications for Mac OS X is available at http://guide.apple.com/universal/
The new 17-inch MacBook Pro will begin shipping next week through the Apple Store, Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers.
The 2.16 GHz, 17-inch MacBook Pro, for a suggested retail price of US$2,799, includes:
• 17-inch widescreen 1680 x 1050 LCD display with 300 cd/m2 brightness
• 2.16 GHz Intel Core Duo processor
• 1GB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM, expandable to 2GB
• 120GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 5400 rpm, with Sudden Motion Sensor
• slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) optical drive
• PCI Express-based ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 with 256MB GDDR3 memory
• DVI-out port for external display (VGA-out adapter included, Composite/S-Video out adapter sold separately)
• built-in Dual Link support for driving Apple 30-inch Cinema HD Display
• built-in iSight video camera
• Gigabit Ethernet port
• built-in AirPort Extreme wireless networking and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
• ExpressCard/34 expansion card slot
• three USB 2.0 ports, one FireWire 800 port, and one FireWire 400 port
• one audio line in and one audio line out port, each supporting both optical digital and analog
• Scrolling TrackPad and illuminated keyboard with ambient light sensor
• the infrared Apple Remote
• 68 watt hour lithium polymer battery
• 85 watt Apple MagSafe Power Adapter
Additional build-to-order options for the 17-inch MacBook Pro include 100GB (7200 rpm) hard drive, up to 2GB DDR2 SDRAM, Apple USB Modem, and the AppleCare Protection Plan.
More info about Apple’s new 17-in MacBook Pro here.
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Woohoo!
Am I first?
Nice. FW-800 port… I’m impressed.
I’m so excited!! Firewire 800 is baaaaaack!
This laptop looks like a winner, I’ll wait to see how much it’s hobbled/defects though before plunking down $4000.
Anyone who gets this, I highly advise getting the maximum RAM and the 7,200 RPM hard drive for maximum performance, also AppleCare.
This laptop will be a hot seller!!
Wait, that’s the same screen resolution as the new 20″ iMac???
And three USB 2 ports and a Firewire 400 port!
Way to go Apple!
Let’s see the independant benchmarks!
Ok now all of you whining fscks who said where is the 17″ screen, why no firewire 800, blah blah blah. Here you go. This is the high end PRO model with all the features you asked for so quit your peeping.
@Stop whining_
dude, stop whining about whiners.
a $2800+ 7 lb laptop is not what Apple needs to gain marketshare.
Wow, even Andrew/MacDude is happy.
But no new software or upgrades. Boo Apple!!! You lazy bastards!
Welcome back MDN.
Check out how lonely the PBG4 12″ now looks on the Apple Store page. My guess is it’s going to be replaced with a higher spec iBook when they go Intel.
Shame. The PB12″ is the best laptop ever.
biggieG says “a $2800+ 7 lb laptop is not what Apple needs to gain marketshare.”
Well, a $2800 7lb laptop IS what Apple needs for it’s PRO USERS. The consumer level and priced MacBook is coming soon. Quit your bitching.
“a $2800+ 7 lb laptop is not what Apple needs to gain marketshare.”
Toshiba’s G35-AV600 17″ notebook is $2,400, features a slower Core Duo and weighs over 10lbs. Plus, it only runs one OS.
Yippeeeee- I get one as part of my job!
i wish laptop manufacturers and mobile phone manufacturers would realize that there are people who would like high end products without cameras.
Meanwhile, Dell just introduced it new Core Solo 17″ Concrete Block……………..weighing just under 32lbs.
Go get them Apple…
I ordered mine! (2G + 100G 7200 rpm + APP)
Now let´s see how long it will take for Apple to actually ship this thing!
I hope that I get it before my summer holiday!
Portable Performance
Thanks to the PowerPC G4 processor with Velocity Engine, every PowerBook packs a tremendous punch for doing everything from numerical computations to editing video and designing show-stopping presentations.
Twin Power
The Intel Core Duo and a whole new architecture give MacBook Pro up to five times the horsepower of PowerBook G4.
We are at war with Eurasia. We have always been at war with Eurasia…
with the 17in finally coming out , the macbook next month, does this means we wont get the merom chip till mwsf 07? instead of Q3’06?
Yes! Just waiting on the wife’s go ahead. Otherwise, I’ll order it anyway and be in the doghouse for a month.
MDN Magic Word: sshhsshh, “Having”, as in, having one of these would be nice…
An 8x superdrive as well! I wonder how long it will be before we get a revision to the 15″ one for Firewire 800 and the faster superdrive?
Ok Ok. All are in now except:
Mactel Tower Pro.
When are they going to introduce?
Apple should seriously pushing FireWire 800.
It almost dying, useful for nothing……
Well I was excited there for a minute, but I’ll wait until Apple gets serious about security before buying anymore of their hardware.
What’s the use in having a laptop that can run Windows and Linux in a window, be portable and fast if Mac OS X gets exploited everytime i download a file or visit websites on the internet?
I already have a kick ass machine that’s faster than the new MacBook Pro, sure it doesn’t do Windows, but am I really excited about running Windows? Perhaps I really am, after all I miss all the games Windows has.
Of course a hobbled MacBook Pro won’t play games fast because of the video card, then again it’s not upgradable. So do I really need this laptop? Perhaps to show my firends I can run three operating systems (or more) at once. Wow, SuperGeek! Make a real hit with the ladies I’m sure (not). Who will I impress? nobody but myself. “Hey look at my new toy, it runs three operating systems at once!”
Big deal for about 5 minutes of conversation and then it’s done. Is it worth $4000 to have a fragile laptop?
Well the optical and firewire is nice, can take my camera along with it on trips, load up my iPod and play Windows games. I just won’t hook it up to the internet that’s all.
$4000, hmmm the way gas is I don’t take many trips, well plane trips. Short car trips, but then I don’t want to drag a laptop. Oh fsck it, will it run Vista? That’s the future and we won’t know until the holidays, by then the laptop will be half obsolete.