The Apple MacBook Pro 17-inch is still the lightest in its category, and now has the fastest components and a new screen resolution to boot.
Keeping an entire laptop line to a thickness of 1 inch while upgrading performance parts every six months isn't an easy task, but Apple has figured out how to do it, and do it well. It's even more amazing that the 17-inch MacBook Pro is able to come in under 7 pounds, whereas its peers, the Dell Inspiron 1720 and the HP Pavilion dv9000t (Vista), both weigh more than 8 pounds. The reason for this may be that Apple's use of an aluminum-alloy chassis gives it more flexibility in molding laptops. Or perhaps it's just sheer engineering ingenuity that allows Apple to come up with great designs.
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- It continues to be the lightest 17-inch laptop on the market, but now Apple throws in the fastest components to date, as well as a 1080p resolution.
- New Intel platform. Fast processor. Excellent graphics for gaming. Highest screen resolution available. Elegant design. Lightest 17-inch laptop on the market. Fast hard drive.
- Lack of less-expensive configurations. RAM upgrade is insanely expensive.
Keeping an entire laptop line to a thickness of 1 inch while upgrading performance parts every six months isn't an easy task, but Apple has figured out how to do it, and do it well. It's even more amazing that the 17-inch MacBook Pro is able to come in under 7 pounds, whereas its peers, the Dell Inspiron 1720 and the HP Pavilion dv9000t (Vista), both weigh more than 8 pounds. The reason for this may be that Apple's use of an aluminum-alloy chassis gives it more flexibility in molding laptops. Or perhaps it's just sheer engineering ingenuity that allows Apple to come up with great designs.
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