Apple MacBook Pro 17" (2009) review

Is Apple's largest laptop an aluminium powerhouse?

Our Score 3.5

Last reviewed: 2009-08-25August 25th 2009

Price at launch	£1,849.00
MPN	MB604lla
Features	2.53GHz or 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3MB on-chip shared L2 cache running 1:1 with processor speed / NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor with 256MB
64 Bit Computing	Yes
Bluetooth	Yes
Colour	Silver
Data Link Protocol	802.11n
Dedicated/Shared Graphics Memory	Dedicated
Dimensions	241 x 364 x 249
Display Resolution	1440 x 900
Display Type	LED
Drive Speed	5400
Graphics Memory (Mb)	256
HDD Capacity (GB)	250
Installed RAM (GB)	4
No of Firewire Connectors	1
No. of USB Ports	2
Operating System	Apple Mac OS X
Optical Storage	Tri-Format DVD/DL
Processor Speed (GHz)	2.53
Protocol	Bluetooth, Ethernet, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n (draft)
RAM Type	DDR3
Speaker Details	Built-in stereo speakers
Battery Type	Built-in 73-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery
Built-in devices	Built-in omnidirectional microphone / Built-in iSight camera / Mini Display port / SD card slot
Laptop Display Size	15.4
Laptop Form Factor	Laptop
No of Processing Cores	2
Touchpad	Yes