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Apple MacBook Pro MC226LL/A 17-Inch Laptop

Short Description

  • Ships in Certified Frustration-Free Packaging
  • 2.8 GHz Core 2 Duo Processor
  • 500 GB hard drive, DVD/CD SuperDrive, 4 GB DDR3 RAM
  • NVIDIA Geforce 9400M + 9600M GT Graphics, 17 inch LED Display
  • Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard Operating System

Listed Under: Apple Laptops

$2,199.00 $2,200.00
(as of 02/07/2010 11:13 - info)
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Full Description

MacBook Pro brings high performance and precision design to everyone. Every new MacBook Pro features a breakthrough, long-lasting battery that delivers up to 7 hours of wireless productivity on a single charge (8 hours on the 17-inch MacBook Pro) and can be recharged up to 1000 times—nearly three times the lifespan of typical notebook batteries. The new LED-backlit display has a 60 percent greater color gamut than that of previous generations, giving you richer, more vibrant colors. Every MacBook Pro features the NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics processor, which provides an outstanding graphics experience for everyday tasks. Power your way through the latest 3D games—including Call of Duty and Quake—and enjoy improved graphics performance with iWork, iLife, and everything you do in Mac OS X. The 17-inch MacBook Pro has an advanced graphics architecture that employs both the integrated 9400M and the NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT discrete graphics processor. Experience the fastest, smoothest, and clearest graphics yet for pro applications like Aperture and Motion, productivity tools such as Keynote, and intensive 3D games. Depending on how much performance or battery life you need, it’s a snap to switch between the two processors. And with the latest 2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, it’s the most powerful Mac notebook ever. All in a precision aluminum unibody enclosure that’s less than an inch thin.


5 Reviews

  1. Chevy 2008 says:
    Posted July 1, 2010 at 12:00 am | Permalink

    All I have to say is this is a great computer and if you need service Apple is available right away unlike some other PC vendors.

  2. snowgirl says:
    Posted June 21, 2010 at 12:00 am | Permalink

    Overall the machine is good, fast and responsive.

    I bought this Mac to replace the one I had used for 4 years (the logic board failed on it). I was hesitant about getting this one because of the preloaded version of OS X and my fears were confirmed. I am a graphic designer and have several Adobe design programs and this version of OS X makes it very unstable. Probably because the programs are older but us starving artists simply cannot afford to get new hardware and new software all at once.

    I don’t like the fact that all the USB ports are gathered on one side. My old machine had two one one side and one on the other making it quick and simple to plug things in. When they are all on one side space is tight and I have to grab the wireless mouse usb with my fingernails because there isn’t room to use anything else to unplug it.

  3. Ana M. Piza says:
    Posted April 3, 2010 at 12:00 am | Permalink

    I am very happy with my new MacBook Pro 17″. It is fast and very sleek. I like the compact solid feeling that the unibody gives it. I recommend it!

  4. JRSF says:
    Posted March 25, 2010 at 12:00 am | Permalink

    After owning 4 laptop PCs over the years and ALL of them crashing on me due to nasty viruses, I decided to make the leap. What can I say that hasn’t already been said before…soooo easy to use, sooo easy to install programs, sooo sexy, sooo fast! I could go on and on. Graphics and integration with Adobe products and my iPhone apps are much smoother.

    Service, service, and more service. Apple is there to give you TLC, no matter what your issues are.

    Love it!

  5. Eric Ruck says:
    Posted March 5, 2010 at 12:00 am | Permalink

    I’m not really a Mac guy, but I do iPhone development, and the Unix-like features come in handy from time to time. I’ve been doing development on an old MacBook Classic with the tiny screen and really not liking it much. Primarily I bought this one for the big screen and faster CPU.

    This thing is huge, and it weighs a ton. For the life of me I’ll never know why Apple insists on using those stupid glossy screens. And the keyboard still stinks. Jobs was wrong, a few extra keys like page up and down might be nice. And yet there’s an eject key for the DVD drive, which no one uses. (Because we all use iTunes, right?) Hate the stupid touch pad.

    But that’s where the complaints end. I love the fact that it reliably starts up and shuts down in seconds. I love how fast it can pair and connect with BlueTooth devices and WiFi networks. The aluminum case is super tough, even if it is cold to the touch in winter. And even though it’s huge, I can adjust the screen so that I can reasonably, if a bit uncomfortably, use it to get work done in coach on AirTran (which is really, really tight).

    The absolute best part is the battery. I can get a real 6+ hours of work out of a charge. It’s awesome. No more fighting over electrical outlets at the coffee shop. Definitely a boon.

    Add to that a decent command shell and Remote Desktop from Microsoft, and I can get just about all my work done for all my different projects on this system. Thumbs up. If only it didn’t cost so much.

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