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Apple Introduces 17-inch MacBook Pro

Published: 1/8/2009 6:10:00 AM

Keywords: Luxury Electronics

BY JULIET HUANG

Apple has unveiled the new 17-inch MacBook(R) Pro, featuring a built-in battery and enclosed in a precision aluminum unibody casing.

While it has many similarities to the previous 15-inch models, the non-removable lithium battery incorporates the newest technology by Apple, which promises to deliver eight hours of use and 1,000 recharges. Encased in a compact unibody construction, the new MacBook is made even thinner by the removal of its battery pack at the base.

An ultra-thin, widescreen 1920 x 1200 display delivers 78 percent more pixels than the 15-inch processors and runs a 60 percent greater color gamut, close to desktop quality color. Apart from eye-popping colors, it boasts the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors, up to 8GB worth of main memory and a graphics architecture that allows users to switch to the powerful NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT discrete graphics processor for higher performance.

The new MacBook Pro is only 0.98-inches thin and weighs 6.6pounds. It is purportedly constructed from recyclable materials, therefore ensuring its safety from harmful factory toxins.

via Gizmodo