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A battery that last up to 8 hours. A high-resolution widescreen display. Now everything in the 17-inch MacBook Pro is huge. Except its size and weight.

The longest-lasting Mac notebook battery ever.
The battery in the new 17-inch MacBook Pro lasts up to 8 hours on a single charge and can be recharged up to 1000 times — compared with only 200 to 300 times for typical notebooks. To do this, Apple engineers custom-designed lithium-polymer cells to create the largest possible battery, then they went even further: They built the battery right into the computer, eliminating the space-consuming mechanisms and housings that standard removable batteries require. The result is a battery thats 40 percent bigger than the previous generation and offers up to 8 hours of wireless productivity on a single charge — all in a notebook thats less than an inch thin, weighs just 6.6 pounds, and remains the same price as the previous-generation model.

With the high-resolution LED-backlit widescreen display on the 17-inch MacBook Pro, you get desktop-quality color in an Apple notebook for the first time. The moment you open your MacBook Pro, youre greeted instantly by full, corner-to-corner screen brightness. The 1920-by-1200-pixel resolution (133 pixels per inch) means you can view more palettes and windows or watch HD video in its native 1920-by-1080 resolution. Perfect whether youre working in the studio or out in the field, the display offers a 60 percent greater color gamut than previous generations for richer, more vibrant colors and a 700:1 contrast ratio that makes whites brighter and blacks blacker. In addition, the seamless glass enclosure makes the display stronger and more durable. Because its power efficient and the glass is mercury- and arsenic-free, its greener than ever. And now you can choose a standard glossy display or an optional antiglare display, depending on your needs.

Everything fits.
The 17-inch MacBook Pro comes with a large 320GB hard drive,4 so theres plenty of room for your photo and video projects and other files. With up to 8GB of 1066MHz DDR3 memory, you can run more applications at once and instantly access even more of your stuff. Burn DVDs using the ultrafast 8x SuperDrive. MacBook Pro also offers an optional 128GB or 256GB solid-state drive, which has no moving parts for enhanced durability.

Ports with possibilities.
The 17-inch MacBook Pro is iPod, iPhone, digital camera, and external hard drive ready. If it has a cable, theres a place for it. Youll find three USB 2.0 ports and a FireWire 800 port for connecting faster peripherals. The Mini DisplayPort is a perfect fit for the new Apple LED Cinema Display, the first display designed for a MacBook, with a built-in iSight camera, microphone, and speaker system. MacBook Pro even recognizes what you plug in, so you dont have to install new drivers.