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In September, I purchased the MacBook Air and it’s become my primary mobile machine right next to the iPhone. I assumed that the MacBook Air would become the equivalent of a netbook and be the machine that I took on trips or grabbed to take to a meeting. I had no idea that its size and performance would make it the perfect notebook. Here’s my review of the MacBook Air.
In late June of this year, after WWDC, I purchased a 17″ MacBook Pro. The machine was excellent. The monitor was gorgeous and compared to many PC conterparts, it’s the thinnest and lightest 17″ notebook I’ve ever used. In fact, it’s lighter and smaller than many 15.4″ PC notebooks from Compaq and HP. The speed is epic and it was an amazing mobile powerhouse. Here’s my review of the MacBook Pro. This was the case until I picked up the MBA and realized that I could deal with 50% less power in an extremely tiny package.
With that said, I’ve decided to simply get an iMac to replace the MacBook Pro. I’ll get a faster machine with more screen real estate because the 17″ MBP never leaves my desk anymore. It just sits there on my Griffin Laptop Stand. Why do I have a $3,000 laptop that I never take anywhere?
With much deliberation, I’ve decided to sell my 17″ MacBook Pro. The specs are below including photos. Please contact me at adam@adam-jackson.net to make an offer.
Retail Pricing on this machine w/ AppleCare is: $3,198.00 (CA Tax is $303.81)
Extras:
- I’m including an Apple Wireless Magic Mouse w/ Case. It’s only 10 days old
- A 17″ MacBook Pro Case from Incase
- A Griffin Elevator Laptop Stand
- Various Software that I won’t publicly disclose but I’ll transfer ownership.
Tech Specs:
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2009)
Introduced: June 2009
Machine ID: MacBookPro5,2
Order Number: MC226LL/A
Initial Price: $2,499 USD
Support Status: Supported
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo (T9600, T9900) (“Penryn”)
Number of Cores: 2
Architecture: 64-bit
Processor Speed: 3.06 GHz
Cache: 6 MB on chip shared L2 cache
System Bus: 1066 MHz
Hard Drive: 500 GB (7200-rpm SATA)
Media: 8x Slot-loading SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Trackpad: Multi-Touch trackpad
Keyboard: Built-in full-size backlit keyboard with 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys
Case: Precision aluminum unibody
Weight and Dimensions (US): 6.6 lbs., 0.98″ H x 15.47″ W x 10.51″ D
Weight and Dimensions (Metric): 2.99 kg, 2.5 cm H x 39.3 cm W x 26.7 cm D
Maximum Mac OS: Snow Leopard 10.6.2
Maximum RAM: 8.0 GB
Type of RAM Slots: 2 – 204-pin PC3-8500 (1066 MHz) DDR3 SO-DIMM
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT and GeForce 9400M
Graphics Memory: 512 MB (9600M GT) GDDR3 or 256 MB (9400M) DDR3 shared with main memory
Built-in Display: 17-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen, optional antiglare display
Resolutions: 1920 by 1200 (native),
External Resolution: Up to 2560 by 1600 pixels (30″ LCD)
Display Connection: 1 – Mini DisplayPort (VGA, DVI, or dual-link DVI with adapter)
Camera: Built-in iSight
Expansion Slots: 1 – ExpressCard/34
Expansion Bays: None
Hard Drive Bus: 3.0 Gbps Serial ATA (SATA)
Optical Drive Bus: —
Motion Sensor: Sudden Motion Sensor (SMS)
Liquid Sensor: Liquid Submersion Indicator (LSI)
Power Adapter: 85W MagSafe Power Adapter (MA938LL/A)
System Battery: Built-in 95-watt-hour lithium-polymer
Battery Life: Up to 8 hoursAirPort: Built-in AirPort Extreme card (802.11a/b/g/n)
Bluetooth: Built-in Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
Ethernet: 10/100/1000BASE-T (RJ-45) (support for jumbo frames)
Infrared: 1 – For Apple Remote only
Modem: Optional Apple USB Modem (MA034Z/A)
USB: 3 – 480 MBit/s
FireWire: 1 – 800 MBit/s
Security Slot: 1 – Kensington cable lock
Audio In: 1 – 3.5-mm analog/optical combo jack, 1 – Built-in microphone
Audio Out: 1 – 3.5-mm analog/optical combo jack, 2 – Built-in speakers
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