After much speculation, Apple has today revealed their oversized professional portable: the 17-inch MacBook Pro. The $2799 model includes a speedy 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo processor; 1GB of RAM, 256MB X1600 video card, an 8x dual-layer SuperDrive (opposed to the slower, single-layer drives of the 15-inch model), and a 120GB HDD. What's most impressive, perhaps, is the 1680x1050 resolution that the widescreen display offers. It also includes a FireWire 800 port, whereas the 15-inch models only have FireWire 400.

The laptop is still 1 inch thin and Apple claims its dual-core processor to be five times speedier than its PowerPC cousin, the 17-inch PowerBook G4. Of course, it contains the Apple Remote with Front Row, and a built-in 640x480 resolution iSight camera.

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