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    why no new 17 inch mbp?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by pillow1313, Oct 14, 2008.

  1. pillow1313

    pillow1313 Notebook Geek

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    honestly why is there not a 17 inch macbook pro that has been updated?
     
    pillow1313, Oct 14, 2008
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    Yeah I'm slightly disappointed by this announcement. Sure, the new design and graphics chips are nice, but they should have kept the firewire ports on the Macbooks (or added even more ports, you can never have too many), also redesigned the 17" MBP, kept the option for matte displays, and included backlit keyboards on all new models.
     
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    They said it's coming, but not yet.
     
    hollownail, Oct 14, 2008
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    so when is it coming? i have been waiting a long time.
     
    pillow1313, Oct 14, 2008
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    In the past they haven't always updated the 17"s when they updated the 15"s, so this is nothing new.
     
    sulkorp, Oct 14, 2008
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    Apple also provided a quiet update to the 17" MacBook Pro:

    The updated 17-inch MacBook Pro keeps its original aluminum design, and now comes standard with a high resolution 1920 x 1200 LED-backlit display and a larger 320GB hard drive or an optional 128GB solid state drive.
     
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  7. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    it is out,but it looks the same
     
    Xirurg, Oct 14, 2008
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    Yeah the MBP is just a GFX card update. There's no re-design.
     
    Douten, Oct 14, 2008
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    I'm surprised by this, I expect the 17-inch MBP to get the same redesign maybe a month or two from now. I think it has to do with graphics cards that possibly aren't released yet.
     
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    yea more waiting.
     
    pillow1313, Oct 14, 2008
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