17-inch MacBook Pro/2.33GHz

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4.0 out of 5 Mice, Dec 27, 2006

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Pros

Classic design
Lovely screen
Ample RAM and hard drive capacity
Fast performance

Cons

No internal modem option
No eSATA port
Performance glitch slows some tasks
Few cards available for ExpressCard/34 slot
No PC Card slot

Price when rated: $2,799

17-inch MacBook Pro/2.33GHz

Macworld.com - December 27, 2006

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.

Macworld Lab Results

Macworld Labs

Cinema 4D XL 9.5.21	0:57
Compressor	2:02
iMovie 6.0.2	0:50
iTunes 6.0.4	0:58
Photoshop CS2	1:12
Speedmark 4.5 Score	211
Tested Configuration	Mac OS X 10.4.8, with 2GB of RAM
Unreal Tournament 2004	72.6fps

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