The 17-inch MacBook Pro continues to feature dual video cards: the Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT with 512MB of dedicated memory, and the lesser-performing Nvidia GeForce 9400M which shares 256MB of system memory you can easily switch between them to get better performance or battery life, respectively, although switching requires you to log out and then log back in. For the anti-glossy folks, Apple still offers a $50 build-to-order option for an anti-glare, matte screen. And while the screen produces exceptionally vivid colors and deep, dark blacks (this display uses the same 60-percent-greater-color-gamut technology Apple is touting on the smaller MacBook Pros) the frequent criticisms of glossy screens remain valid: If the laptop is positioned poorly, you end up with quite a bit of glare, and the large screen makes it that much more difficult (compared to smaller laptops) to reorient the screen to avoid that glare. On the other hand, the screen’s high resolution means that items on the screen are quite small I often had to enlarge the size of onscreen type, especially when browsing the Web. The screen seems enormous, especially if you’re used to a 13- or 15-inch model, making it great for working with multiple windows or applications simultaneously. Sporting a 1,920 by 1,200-pixel resolution, the screen is protected behind a thin sheet of arsenic-free glossy glass.

Along with its aluminum unibody enclosure and impressively long-life battery (more on that below), the laptop’s flagship feature is its 17-inch, mercury-free, LED-backlit display. Model that debuted at January’s Macworld Expo (and shipped in February). The latest version of Apple’s pro-est pro laptop features the same basic features as the Still, the company’s largest-screen portable improved its performance and upgrade options while becoming more affordable. Just a few months earlier that Apple’s largest laptop joined its siblings inĭonning a unibody enclosure. Which isn’t surprising, considering it was But while most models gained new capabilities, theġ7-inch MacBook Pro was the sole Mac laptop that kept its design and feature set intact. White MacBook ( ) unchanged-and that model was revised just two weeks earlier. Revamped nearly the entire Mac laptop line during WWDC, leaving only the $999, entry-level

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