Typical price: £1,950
What is it: Premium 17-inch laptop with unibody design
What we think: Excellent laptop that looks great and performs well, but the price tag is a whopper
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 3 March 2009
Tags: Apple, Apple MacBook Pro (17-inch unibody), aluminium, unibody, desktop replacement
We like:
Aluminium unibody construction; multitouch trackpad; attractive edge-to-edge glass on display; dual-graphics system helps boost power or battery life
We don't like:
Slightly awkward trackpad; matte screen option costs extra; switching GPUs is not as seamless as it should be
Also known as:
Apple MacBook Pro (aluminium); Apple MacBook Pro (dual Nvidia graphics)
CNET UK judgement:
Apple's reworked 17-inch MacBook Pro joins its 15-inch brother in having a redesigned aluminium body, new trackpad with expanded functionality, and a dual-graphics set-up for either longer battery life or better performance. Overall, it's an excellent laptop with good performance, solid build quality and impressive battery life
Full review:
When the latest 13-inch Apple MacBook and 15-inch MacBook Pro were announced in October 2008, a similar revamp of the larger, 17-inch MacBook Pro was nowhere to be seen. But, in January 2009, Apple announced the 17-inch MacBook Pro would be getting the same unibody aluminum chassis, buttonless (or, more accurately, all-button) trackpad, and edge-to-edge glass on the LED-backlit display. Continue Reading...
Apple MacBook Pro (17-inch unibody) History
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Phil Schiller excitedly announced a 17-inch MacBook Pro at his keynote at Macworld today -- it's supposedly the thinnest 17-inch laptop ever made and has a stonking great battery
5 Jan 2009 in Crave
Unibody, 17-inch Apple MacBook Pro expected
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14 Oct 2008 in Crave
New Apple MacBook Pro: Packing Nvidia
Tonight's event at Apple HQ was widely expected to deliver a major refresh to the company's ageing MacBook laptop line, and JobsCo didn't disappoint
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April 26, 2009
Posted by: bobs
"Pricey but worth every penny"
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