Well, Apple brought out the 17" MacBook Pro today. Specs:
17" 1680x1050 display
2.16GHz Intel Core Duo
1GB DDR2 RAM
120GB 5400rpm hard drive
8x DVD-RW DL
256MB ATI Mobility Radeon X1600
3 USB ports, 1 Firewire 400 port, 1 Firewire 800 port
1" thick/6.8 pounds
$2,799
This release is kinda interesting, for a few reasons:
1. The return of FireWire 800. Rather strange that it's not on the 15"...maybe it'll be added later. Long live FW800!
2. The DVD burner is back to DL, whereas the 15" was a step backwards to single-layer. Apparently, the increase in size of the 17" allows for the 12mm thick drive to fit in (required for DL at the moment).
3. Perhaps I missed it, but there is now battery life info on the specs page: 4.5 hours for 15", 5.5 hours for 17". So far, these are consistent with Apple's typical overstatement of life (they usually say 1 hour more than you get). No idea why the 17" would last longer, though.
4. Unlike the 15" vs. 17" PowerBooks, this 17" seems to have noticably more features (FW800, one more USB, better burner, more battery) than the 15". I wonder why the shift?
