Apple filled in the last piece of the unibody puzzle, introducing this new MacBook Pro at the January 2009 Macworld Expo. It sports the same enclosure as the 15-inch laptops introduced in the fall of 2008. The chief feature in this new 17-inch system is a new battery that uses custom-shaped cells. That should give the machine a battery of eight hours using integrated graphics, according to Apple. The downside? The battery is not removable. Other changes include a faster processor (2.66GHz) and the removal of the FireWire 400 port (though FireWire 800 remains).
Pros
- Thin, rounded design
- Great new keyboard
- Only Apple laptop with anti-glare option
- Large trackpad with numerous multi-touch gesture choices
- Longer battery life than predecessor
Cons
- Trackpad button can be hard to press
- No video adapters or Apple Remote in the box
- Battery is no longer user-replaceable
