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Apple refreshes 17-inch MacBook Pro
As expected Apple's marketing executive Philip Schiller took the stage today in San Francisco to introduce, among other things, a revamped 17-inch MacBook Pro sporting the new unibody structure and aesthetic that the 15-inch MacBook Pro and 13-inch MacBook gained a few months ago. It also received a slightly faster Core 2 Duo processor running at 2.66GHz and dual Nvidia GPUs.
The biggest change is the battery, which Apples says will run up to 7 hours while using discrete graphics and a whopping 8 hours while using integrated graphics. On the downside, though, to fit the larger battery in the system Apple has made it non-removable. This may turn off some potential buyers who would need to send their laptop back to Apple for a $179 replacement – although Apple estimates the battery will last five years under normal use.
The new 17-inch MacBook Pro will continue to sell starting at $2,799 and should begin shipping by the end of this month.
The biggest change is the battery, which Apples says will run up to 7 hours while using discrete graphics and a whopping 8 hours while using integrated graphics. On the downside, though, to fit the larger battery in the system Apple has made it non-removable. This may turn off some potential buyers who would need to send their laptop back to Apple for a $179 replacement – although Apple estimates the battery will last five years under normal use.
The new 17-inch MacBook Pro will continue to sell starting at $2,799 and should begin shipping by the end of this month.
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User Comments (5)
Post a comment| Badfinger on January 6, 2009 4:04 PM | Non-removable battery?
That was a very very bad move especially for an overpriced laptop. up to 7 for enhanced gfx, all of 1 more for integral? Laughable!
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| ratticon on January 6, 2009 7:35 PM | I guess they had to find a way of hurting people less when the battery explodes ;-)
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| gamerguy53 on January 6, 2009 8:28 PM | $2,800? recession much?
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| yukka on January 7, 2009 2:35 PM | Interesting to see how the battery thing goes. Maybe they will sell an external battery for people that require more than 8 hours charge in one go. maybe it will cost a shedload too
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| ratticon on January 11, 2009 4:32 AM | Originally posted by yukka:
Interesting to see how the battery thing goes. Maybe they will sell an external battery for people that require more than 8 hours charge in one go. maybe it will cost a shedload too
Damn good point, I didn't think of that. I know a few people that carry spares with them. *sigh* We'll see! Maybe Apple will invent a perpetual energy drive that 'just works'?
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