10 Reasons To Buy Apple MacBook Pro 17-inch
Thursday, July 15 2010
The whole MacBook Pro range has been spruced up, adding better processor, a trackpad that mimics the iPhone’s controls and improved battery life across the board. If you’re a creative professional the 17-inch MacBook Pro should be top of your wish list.
Here’s an ten-point presentation to take to your IT department detailing exactly why you need one immediately…
- Processor – Its 3.06GHz intel Core i5 processor runs up to 50% faster than previous 17-inch Pro’s
- Memory and Storage - You can upgrade the 4GB of built-in RAM to 8GB. Storage options include 5,400 or 7,200rpm, 500GB hard drives or solid state drivers up to 512GB
- wireless - You get 801.11n wireless and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
- Operating System - Comes loaded with Snow Leopard and the iLife suite, including iPhoto,iMovie,Garageband and iWeb
- Webcam – An iSight camera sits above the screen, for chatting online using iChat or Skype.
- Screen – The 17-inch screen has 1920×1200 resolution. An anti-glare option is available as a $60 upgrade
- Graphics - The new Nvidia GeForce GT 330M uses up to 512MB of dedicated video memory
- Connection - You get three USB port, one FireWire, Ethernet, and a Mini Display Port to plug in an external monitor.
- Battery - With more efficient graphics processing, the life of the non-removable battery is stretched to nine hours
- TrackPad - Now featuring inertial scrolling, as on the iPhone. Flick down a page and it’ll keep scrolling until you proud the screen to arrest it


