17-inch MacBook Pro released
April 24th, 2006 at 8:23 amTo coincide with the National Association of Broadcasters conference that started today, Apple released the 17-inch MacBook Pro. I do have to say, although I am in the market for the 15-inch model, the price on the 17-inch looks appealing. My desired configuration of the 15-inch looks like it will cost around $2599 plus AppleCare, tax, etc. The 17-inch is just $200 more and has a slightly faster processor, Firewire 800 support, a third USB slot, and an 8x double-layer SuperDrive (versus the 15-inch's 4x single-layer drive). I'm not too keen on the huge size of the 17-inch though. I wonder how much longer I can hold out?
April 24th, 2006 at 6:11 pm
Avoid the impluse buy. The upgrades that the 17 inch currently has will likely be available within 6 months in the 15 inch model at a discounted price.