THE NEW 17-INCH MACBOOK PRO

Apple yesterday unveiled the new 17-inch MacBook Pro featuring an aluminum body and a revolutionary new built-in battery that delivers up to eight hours of use and up to 1,000 recharges. That's more than three times the lifespan of conventional notebook batteries.

“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.”

Apple uses advanced chemistry, intelligent monitoring of the system and battery, and Adaptive Charging technology to create a revolutionary new notebook battery that delivers up to eight hours of wireless productivity on a single charge'.

The new 17-inch MacBook Pro includes an ultra-thin, widescreen glossy 1920 x 1200 display with 78 percent more pixels than the 15-inch MacBook Pro and delivers desktop-quality color in a notebook. The LED-backlit display has brilliant instant-on performance, uses up to 30 percent less energy.

Measuring just 0.98-inches thin and weighing 6.6 pounds, the 17-inch MacBook Pro is the world’s thinnest and lightest 17-inch notebook. The 17-inch MacBook Pro is the most powerful Mac notebook yet with the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors, up to 8GB DDR3 main memory and a graphics architecture that allows users to switch between the Nvidia GeForce 9400M integrated graphics processor for better battery life and the powerful Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT discrete graphics processor for higher performance. If you want it all it has solid state drives as an option as well.

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