17-inch MacBook Pro/2.33GHz
Like its 15-inch counterparts, the 17-inch MacBook Pro gets a processor bump (up to 2.33GHz from 2.16GHz) as well as a new processor entirely. The Intel Core Duo makes way for the Intel Core 2 Duo, a next-generation chip promising better performance with the same battery life. The amount of shared L2 cache has doubled, as has the installed memory -- the 17-inch MacBook Pro ships with 2GB of RAM. (You can install up to 3GB.) Hard drive capacity has increased to 160GB from 120GB.
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If you can afford the price and don't mind the size and weight inevitably associated with such a large display, you won't be disappointed with the 17-inch MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo -- a marvelous machine. It's worth noting that a performance glitch with ColorSync profiles affects the speed of some tasks, though, in general, this laptop is plenty speedy.
Pros: Fast performance; classic design; lovely screen; ample RAM and hard drive capacity.
Cons: Performance glitch slows some tasks; no internal modem option; no PC Card slot; few cards available for ExpressCard/34 slot; no eSATA port.
Basics
Reviewed Price: $2,799
Processor: 2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Lab Tests
| Speedmark 4.5 Score | 211 |
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| Cinema 4D XL 9.5.21 | 0:57 |
| iMovie 6.0.2 | 0:50 |
| iTunes 6.0.4 | 0:58 |
| Photoshop CS2 | 1:12 |
| Compressor | 2:02 |
| Unreal Tournament 2004 | 72.6fps |
| Tested Configuration | Mac OS X 10.4.8, with 2GB of RAM |
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