Apple Update: New Santa Rosa MacBook Pro as Expected

We spoke earlier about today being Apple’s 50th birthday since the first Apple computer was launched, now also on this special day they have decided to give us the expected new Santa Rosa MacBook Pro with some cool tech updates.

Updated Features to the MacBook Pro portable powerhouse include an Intel Core 2 Duo performance, state-of-the-art graphics and more memory.

The Top End Model Includes:

• 17-inch MacBook Pro with 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor
• 85 Watt Apple MagSafe Power Adapter
• Infrared Apple Remote
• Scrolling TrackPad and illuminated keyboard
• One audio line in and one headphone out port, each supporting optical digital audio
• Three USB 2.0 ports, one FireWire 800 port and one FireWire 400 port
• ExpressCard/34 expansion card slot
• Built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
• Gigabit Ethernet port
• iSight video camera
• Dual Link support for driving Apple 30-inch Cinema HD Display
• DVI-out port for external display
• NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT with 256MB GDDR3 memory
• Slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) optical drive
• 160GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 5400 rpm with Sudden Motion Sensor
• 2GB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM, expandable to 4GB
• 17-inch widescreen 1680-by-1050 LCD display

All this beautiful hardware for a suggested retail price of $2,799
Via Press Release

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