One of Apple’s big 3 announcements during the Phil Shiller keynote was the newly redesigned 17″ MacBook Pro. As you know I reviewed the 15″ MacBook Pro earlier and the 17″ has all of those same features but adds a little more…
The one thing that I find very attractive is the ability upgrade the 17″ MacBook Pro to 8GB of RAM!!! That’s unheard of on a laptop. Although I’m still not ready to carry a 17″ laptop again, I find the new very tempting. Apple also allows an “Antiglare screen” option which should make the professionals much happier. The use of a glossy screen has been a point of contention with many users. Although this will be welcomed, the NEW controversy will be the fact that the battery is built-in and not user removable or swappable. Granted the battery life has been drastically improved (Apple is claiming 8 hours!), it will be interesting to see if people buy in to the fact that they can carry an extra battery on long trips or to do work in the field.
Also check out Apple’s other New MacBook:
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Man, have you priced the 8GB RAM option? Apple wants an extra $1,200! Yeesh. Now I’m curious about whether the 2×2-gig chips can be popped out later and replaced with 4GB components when those are more affordable.
J.
John,
Apple’s RAM prices have always been higher than what you can get from 3rd parties. We’ll see what comes.
Man, the other vendors have been offering up to 8gbs of RAM for some time now. In fact, DDR3 ram is now the offering to beat in the elite models. But yeah, it is exciting to hear Apple is offering it as well.
Wow. Some people have waaaay too much time on their hands. Very creative though and I thought it was quite funny. $3000 for an 8GB and $10000 for a 40GB. Thats good. “I’ll buy almost anything if its shiny and made by apple.” Sounds like me. Ha ha.