17-inch MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo/2.33 GHz

At a Glance

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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Price when rated:	$2,799

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