Apple has unveiled the new 17-inch MacBook Pro featuring a durable aluminum unibody enclosure, and a built-in battery that delivers up to eight hours of use and up to 1,000 recharges. The 17-inch MacBook Pro has a high resolution LED-backlit display and a glass Multi-Touch trackpad. In addition, it includes NVIDIA graphics and the latest generation Intel Core 2 Duo mobile processors. It is made of highly recyclable materials, meets stringent energy efficiency standards and is made without many of the harmful toxins found in other computers.

Measuring 0.98-inches thin and weighing 6.6 pounds with the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors available up to 2.93 GHz, up to 8GB DDR3 main memory and a graphics architecture that allows users to switch between the NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics processor for better battery life and the powerful NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT discrete graphics processor for higher performance. The 17-inch MacBook Pro includes a 320GB 5400 rpm hard drive standard with a 320GB 7200 rpm hard drive and 128GB and 256GB solid state drives as options. The 17-inch MacBook Pro includes a Mini DisplayPort to connect with the Apple LED Cinema Display featuring a 24-inch LED-backlit widescreen display with a built-in iSight® video camera, mic and speakers.

The new 17-inch MacBook Pro will be shipping at the end of January and includes:

• 17-inch widescreen LED-backlit 1920 x 1200, glossy display
• 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with 6MB shared L2 cache
• 1066 MHz front-side bus
• 4GB 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM
• NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics
• NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT discrete graphics with 512MB GDDR3 video memory
• 320GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 5400 rpm, with Sudden Motion Sensor
• A slot-load 8X SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) optical drive
• Mini DisplayPort for video output (adapters sold separately)
• Built-in AirPort Extreme® 802.11n wireless networking and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR;
• Gigabit Ethernet port
• Built-in iSight video camera
• Three USB 2.0 ports
• One FireWire® 800 port (FireWire 400 compatible)
• ExpressCard/34 expansion card slot
• One audio line in and one audio line out port, each supporting both optical digital and analog
• Glass Multi-Touch trackpad and illuminated keyboard
• Built-in, 95WHr lithium polymer battery
• 85 Watt MagSafe® Power Adapter