Editors’ rating: 7.4

Apple MacBook Pro (Core 2 Duo 2.33GHz, 17-inch)

By Dan Ackerman on 25/01/2007 Tagged with: apple, macbook pro, core 2 duo, notebook

The bottom line: Apple's Core 2 Duo 17-inch MacBook Pro is especially thin and light for a desktop replacement, making it an attractive choice for multimedia users on the go.

RRP: TBA

Battery

  • Battery type included
  • Lithium-polymer
  • Claimed battery life
  • 5 hours

Connectivity

  • Network interface
  • 10/100/1000 LAN, Bluetooth, 802.11b, 802.11g
  • Dialup modem
  • No
  • USB ports
  • 3
  • Firewire ports
  • 2
  • Firewire type
  • 400, 800
  • S-Video
  • No
  • VGA
  • No
  • DVI
  • Yes
  • HDMI
  • No

Display

  • Natural resolution (max)
  • 1680 x 1050 pixels
  • Diagonal screen size
  • 17 inch

Drives

  • Primary hard drive
  • 160 GB
  • Optical drive
  • DVD-RW

General

  • Dimensions (H x W x D)
  • 392 x 265 x 259 mm
  • Weight
  • 3.1 kg
  • Laptop type
  • Midweight

Graphics

  • Amt of video RAM
  • 256 MB
  • Graphics hardware
  • ATI Mobility Radeon X1600

Memory

  • Amt of RAM
  • 2GB
  • RAM type
  • DDR2-667
  • Memory card reader
  • No

Other

  • Motherboard chipset
  • Intel 945GM
  • Integrated webcam
  • Yes
  • TV tuner
  • No

Processor

  • Processor type
  • Intel Core Duo
  • Processor speed
  • 2.16 GHz

Software

  • Operating system
  • Mac OS X
  • Other software included
  • Front Row, Apple iCal, Photo Booth, Apple Safari, OmniOutliner, Apple iChat AV, Apple iLife'06, Apple Dashboard, Apple QuickTime, Apple Spotlight, Apple DVD Player, Plasq Comic Life, Apple Address Book, Apple Mac OS X Mail, Drivers & Utilities, FileMaker Pro (Trial), IWorkí06 (30 days trial), Apple XCode Developer Tools, Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive

Sound

  • Embedded stereo speakers
  • Yes

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