Thursday, January 22, 2009

Thinnest and Lightest Notebook of 17 Inches Comes from Apple


With a 17-inch large display and 8 hours of battery life supporting up to 1,000 recharges, the new Apple MacBook Pro high-end notebook computer introduced at the beginning of this month enabled practically double the lifespan of standard Dell’s batteries, which leads to three years of operation.






Covered in the aluminum chassis characterizing all Apple’s notebook computers, the new 17-inch MacBook Pro brings a LED backlit screen of 1920 x 1200 pixels, the Multi-Touch trackpad, backlit keyboard, NVIDIA graphics card, and a 2.93 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor.
It is just 0.98 inches thick at 6.6 pounds which makes it the world’s thinnest and lightest 17-inch notebook computer.

Internal components include 8GB DDR3 system memory, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics, additional NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT discrete graphics, a 320GB 5400 rpm hard drive with Sudden Motion Sensor, a 320GB 7200 rpm hard drive, optional 256GB solid state drive, Mini DisplayPort, slot-load 8X SuperDrive with double-layer support, Mini DisplayPort for video output, built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, Gigabit Ethernet port, built-in iSight video camera, 3 USB 2.0 ports, one FireWire 800 port, ExpressCard slot, and many others.

The price was set at $2,799.





"We've developed new battery technology that is better for the user and better for the environment," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "Apple's advanced chemistry and innovative technology deliver up to eight hours of use on a full charge cycle and up to 1,000 recharges."

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