MacWorld 2009: Apple 17″ MacBook Pro

Apple 17″ MacBook Pro Specifications
Display: 17″ TN (Twisted Nematic) TFT LCD (non-glare optional)
Aspect Ratio: 16:10
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1200
Viewing Angles: 140/120
Contrast Ratio: 700:1
Color Gamut: 60% greater (about 72% NTSC)
GPU: NVIDIA GeForece 9400M (integrated) and GeForce 9600M GT with 512MB
CPU: 2.66GHz or 2.89GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with 6MB L2 Cache
RAM: 4GB 1066MHz DDR3 up to [...]

MacWorld 2009: 17″ MacBook Pro

I’m expecting Apple to introduce a new 17″ MacBook Pro (looks exactly like the 15″ MacBook Pro, pictured above, but with a bigger chassis, of course) for MacWorld 2009. Isn’t it a bit weird that Apple is taking so long to update the 17″ MacBook Pro using the new aluminum unibody manufacturing process? I’m not [...]

Apple Event: The Spotlight Turns to Notebooks

Update 2008.10.13 8:05PM PST Somebody snuck in a real picture it seems. Of the new MacBook Pro, of course! It looks like the 15.4″ version. There seems to be a plastic/glass cover over the LCD. The cover design looks very similar to what we see in current iMacs. Some won’t like it because of the [...]

Rumor: New MacBook Pro

There is fresh evidence supporting the rumor that there is a new MacBook Pro in the works. By looking at how much work has been put into the iPhone 3G to make it more enterprise friendly, it will not surprise to see some work done to enhance the acceptability of Apple’s high-end MacBook Pro notebook [...]

AUO to Manufacture LED In-House

AU Optronics (AUO) recently announced the formation of an LED Project Office, which will be led by Senior Vice President Dr. David Su. It is rumored that AUO has purchased metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) equipment, which is required to manufacture LEDs. The exact number of MOCVD equipment is unknown but speculation ranges from five [...]

17″ MacBook Pro: 1920 x 1200

Apple 17″ MacBook Pro
Display Size: 17″
Aspect Ratio: 16:10
Pixel Format: 1680 x 1050, 1920 x 1200
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT 512MB DDR3 Dual-Link DVI
CPU: 2.5 to 2.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
HDD: 250GB SATA 5400RPM, 200GB SATA 7200RPM, 300GB SATA 4200RPM
RAM: 2 to 4GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM
Input: FireWire 400 (1), FireWire 800 (1), USB 2.0 (3), ExpressCard/34

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