Apple MacBook Pro 17in
in Laptops
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Verdict
Aside from the extraordinary screen, it's typical Apple: impeccable design and build quality meets merely average value for money.
Review Date: 16 Mar 2009
Price when reviewed: £1,695 (£1,949 inc VAT)
Buy it now for: £834.80
Overall Rating
Features & Design
Value for Money
Performance
| Details | |
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| Part Code | MacBook Pro 17in |
| Review Date | 16 Mar 2009 |
| Price ex VAT | £1,695 |
| Price inc VAT | £1,949 |
| Overall rating |
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| Performance |
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| Warranty | |
|---|---|
| Warranty final | 1 yr return to base |
| Physical specifications | |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 394 x 268 x 24mm (WDH) |
| Weight | 2.950kg |
| Processor and memory | |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Core 2 Duo T9550 |
| RAM capacity | 4.00GB |
| Memory type | DDR2 |
| Screen and video | |
|---|---|
| Screen size | 17.0in |
| Resolution screen horizontal | 1,900 |
| Resolution screen vertical | 1,200 |
| Resolution | 1900 x 1200 |
| Graphics chipset | Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT |
| VGA (D-SUB) outputs | 0 |
| HDMI outputs | 0 |
| S-Video outputs | 0 |
| DVI-I outputs | 0 |
| DVI-D outputs | 0 |
| DisplayPort outputs | 1 |
| Drives | |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 320GB |
| Optical disc technology | DVD writer |
| Replacement battery price inc VAT | £0 |
| Networking | |
|---|---|
| Wired adapter speed | 1,000Mbits/sec |
| 802.11a support |
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| 802.11b support |
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| 802.11g support |
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| 802.11 draft-n support |
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| Integrated 3G adapter |
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| Other Features | |
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| Wireless hardware on/off switch |
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| Wireless key-combination switch |
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| Modem |
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| ExpressCard34 slots | 1 |
| ExpressCard54 slots | 0 |
| PC Card slots | 0 |
| USB ports (downstream) | 3 |
| FireWire ports | 1 |
| PS/2 mouse port |
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| 9-pin serial ports | 0 |
| Parallel ports | 0 |
| 3.5mm audio jacks | 2 |
| SD card reader |
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| Memory Stick reader |
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| MMC (multimedia card) reader |
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| Smart Media reader |
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| Compact Flash reader |
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| xD-card reader |
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| Pointing device type | Touchpad |
| Speaker location | Below screen |
| Hardware volume control? |
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| Integrated microphone? |
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| Integrated webcam? |
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| TPM |
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| Fingerprint reader |
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| Smartcard reader |
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| Carry case |
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| Operating system and software | |
|---|---|
| Operating system | Apple Mac OS X 10.5 |
| OS family | Mac OS X |
| Battery and performance tests | |
|---|---|
| Battery life, light use | 6hr 58min |
| Battery life, heavy use | 1hr 0min |
| Overall application benchmark score | 1.34 |
| Office application benchmark score | 1.22 |
| 2D graphics application benchmark score | 1.51 |
| Encoding application benchmark score | 1.32 |
| Multitasking application benchmark score | 1.33 |
| 3D performance (crysis) low settings | 76fps |
| 3D performance setting | Low |
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