“With a solid array of components, a terrific set of features, and the lightest weight of any laptop its size, the 17-inch MacBook Pro is a power user’s dream; its base price is also much higher than the 17-inch PC competition’s,” Justin Jaffe writes for ZDNet. “With roughly the same specs as the 15.4-inch model, we can already predict much about how the 17-inch MacBook Pro
will perform. The Intel Core Duo processor should deliver performance that’s on a par with the fastest PC laptops, and we can expect the ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 GPU to handle graphics better than the PowerBooks’ ever did.”
“The base configuration of the 17-inch MacBook Pro costs AU$4,599 (US$2799) — the same as the 15.4-inch model when configured with a 2.16GHz processor. We still think that’s a tad expensive, but it’s definitely a better deal than the 17-inch PowerBook G4 was,” Jaffe writes.
Full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Please name the “17-inch PC competition” that can run Mac OS X and Windows and tell us how much that’s worth. [crickets chirping contentedly] Hello? Failing that, please regale us with the similarly-equipped “17-inch PC competition” which is priced much lower than Apple’s 17-inch MacBook Pro.
Macintosh. You get what you pay for (and more).
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<B> LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT, APPLE WANTS TO BECOME A DOMINANT PC COMPANY WITH UNAFFORABLE PRICING?
HA HA HA. WHAT A NICE JOKE.
TAKE A LOOK AT APPLE.COM’S PRICES FOR 2GB RAM, ITS $600!!! WHO THE HELL PAYS THAT KINDA MONEY FOR 2GB RAM???
APPLE IS SIMPLY FOLLOWING COMCAST’S FOOTSTEPS, COMCAST’S CABLE INTERNET COSTS $50/MONTH NOONE WANTS IT. EVERYONE GETS SBC DSL INSTEAD FOR $14.95/MONTH.
Please show us the Dell (or HP or Sony or Lenovo, etc) notebook that exists with the same or better features than the 17″ MacBook Pro for a lower price.
We’re waiting…………
Such insight from someone too lazy to use the shift key.
MDB Magic Word: (ssshhh, quiet) “piece”, as in shouting boy above, you are missing a piece of the picture, and some of your thought processes…
Ha ha ha, your a moron.
This is high end stuff fool. Not for your average joe with his beige box
MACS ARE LIKE LEGOS, PEOPLE WHO ARE TO STUPID TO USE A PC GET A MAC.
Bill: “Steve Monkey boy. I always hate to hear Apple always come out thing before us.”
Steve: “huh?”
Bill: “Even origami. They said ithe size resembles Apple Newton”
Steve: “Huh?”
Bill: They came out with the 1st 30″LCD. 17″ Notebook. It’s time for us to fight back!”
Steve: “huh?”
Bill: “Stop saying huh. Suggest something!”
Steve: ” I have a brillian idea. Guarantee the 1st. Not Apple.”
Bill: ” Great. Tell me.”
Steve: ” A 23″ intel notebook, or 30″ notebook. What say u?”
Bill: “………”
MDN Magic Word: (ssssshhh…) “types”, as in shouting boy is a certain troll type(s)…
” …TO STUPID TO USE A PC GET A MAC.”
that’s “too stupid” genius.
oh look, mdn mw: “child”
I wish MDN would stop touting BootCamp as a feature. Its still a Beta and Apple refuse to support it. Also … whats so special about being able to run Windows? Even Dells do that!
Mac’s are fine with OS X thank you very much.
Hey, CAPS LOCK BOY:
Assuming the three “shouting” posts above are from the same insipid sot, a quick observation is merited, I believe.
“People who are to [sic] stupid . . .”
Actually, people who are TOO stupid to learn basic grammatical principals in elementary school use PCs.
And that’s a fact.
One more thing: There is no such word as “noone.” Try “no one” next time, loud moronic a**hole!
Don’t buy RAM from Apple – it has ALWAYS been overpriced.
Look up the meaning of TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP and you will find that a Mac is SIGNIFICANTLY CHEAPER than a PC in the long term.
Learn how to turn your Caps Lock off, people listen when you don’t shout.
PCs are for mechanics, Macs are for people who like to drive.
UNIX underpinnings mean OS X is a POWERHOUSE and wipes Windows off the face of the earth regarding power computing.
Have a nice day.
iThink,
MDN has explained it umpteen times before: “Embrace and Extinguish.”
Read the MDN Takes here:
http://macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/9363/
http://macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/9336/
http://macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/9335/
Read SteveJack’s MDN opinion piece here:
http://macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments_opinion/9142/
You should get the idea after reading the links above.
Support MDN and use your brain: You buy RAM from Crucial or Memory-To-Go by clicking MDN’s ads. You don’t buy RAM from the OEM. Duh.
Hmmm…. scientists use Mac….journalists use Mac…. Graphic designers use Mac…
Pimply-faced teenagers who can’t get a woman and sit around playing on myspace use PCs…
Yeah, I’d rather be in the first group… I know the difference between to and TOO… imagine that!
Apple doesn’t need to become a “dominant PC company” to significantly affect their bottom line. A market share gain of only 2-3% (a realistically attainable goal) will double their profits. Higher market share gains are probable over the next few years.
As far as the pricing of their laptops, compare similarly-equipped machines from other vendors and then let’s talk. The hardware + software combination CANNOT be beat. Anyone who thinks otherwise has never used OS X or the Mac-specific software app’s for any length of time.
Talk to any switchers, recent or of old — there you’ll find your answers even more so than from long-term exclusive Mac users.
Okay, okay, Apple’s RAM is overpriced. Okay. I admit that.
But nothing else is!!!
Oh, wait. Nevermind.
“macs are like legos”… What does that mean? A simile should be a bit more obvious if your intent was to use such a device.
Also, the Caps Lock is located above the shift key on the left side of the keyboard. Remember, when you are trying to put emphasis on something the proper spelling is “too” not “to.” Please use the caps lock and dictionary when necessary. It would also be “Macs are like legos;” (semi-colon) then the rest of your sentence. If you put in a comma it is just a comma splice in a run on sentence.
Seriously, if you are going to try to insult people you cannot have this many grammatical mistakes. All these mistakes really take away any chance you have at being effective in your point. It’s just a kind word from a mac user to try and help you better your argument. We are happy to debate you but not if you are so unprepared. The person who starts shouting first in any debate always shows lack of confidence in his/her position.
I won’t even get into the inherent psychological problems the commentor has when he/she has the need to post such things in the first place. I would like to suggest this site http://www.psychology.com/ to aid you in your emotional problems. You can find a qualified therapist in your area.
Best of Luck,
a mac user
Apple should sell a stripped down version. I don’t need a stupid built-in camera, or two versions of firewire and usb.
Something that we’re going to have to get used to is the fact that most of these tech pundits lack a certain amount of critical thinking skills. Don’t get me wrong, $2,800 *IS* a lot of money but when you compare what you get for that money to what ever else is available there’s no doubt that that’s the best 17″ lappy your $2,800 can buy. Furthermore, it’s the ONLY one that runs OS X, XP, Linux, Solaris, etc.
See, critical thinking – not emotive reactions.
MDN MW:”growing” – Yeah. Growing.
I know I shouldn’t encourage the grammatically (and intellectually) challenged CAPS LOCK TWIT, but in spite of the fact that he bellittles people who want to pay too much for RAM and the ocerpriced 17 inch MBP (his words), all I can say is……I can’t wait until it is available in Canada. I am dying to own, what I consider to to be the world’s BEST (sorry for the caps but I am sooooo excited) laptop.
MDN magic word = years…as in CAPS LOCK JERK must be 10 years old judging from his writing skills.
Fred
Yes, I’m aware of the train of thought. I just don’t think the fact that Macs can now do Windows (unsupported) is such a big deal… it’s as if we Mac users have missed something all these years.
The MacBook Pro is a fabulous machine. If BootCamp gets a few fence sitters to jump that’s fine, but I don’t think it should be touted as a major feature.
“TAKE A LOOK AT APPLE.COM’S PRICES FOR 2GB RAM, ITS $600!!! WHO THE HELL PAYS THAT KINDA MONEY FOR 2GB RAM???”
Woah, ease up on that caps lock key. Well, every PC maker overcharges for RAM, whether it’s Apple or Dell. Buy your own RAM and install it yourself… it’s easy and cheaper.
“APPLE IS SIMPLY FOLLOWING COMCAST’S FOOTSTEPS, COMCAST’S CABLE INTERNET COSTS $50/MONTH NOONE WANTS IT. EVERYONE GETS SBC DSL INSTEAD FOR $14.95/MONTH.”
Here in Fort Wayne, Comcast offered speeds seven times faster than Verizon’s DSL service for about 3 times as much, and people started getting the Comcast service. So many people switched that Verizon accelerated the deployment of their next-generation FiOS service to keep market share. They priced FiOS @ $35-45 as compared to Comcast’s $54.95 and got a lot of market share. In response, Comcast kept their price the same, but boosted their speeds so it was faster than FiOS. More people here choose Comcast, despite the higher price (at least in my neighbohood, but that’s becasue FiOS isn’t deployed here yet). It’s proof that smart people choose on value, not price.
MDN MW: “addition”, as in your addition doesn’t add up
not to put too fine a point on it, but it is “principles” i think, not principals.