MacBook Pro (17” 2.4GHz)

Introduced: June 2007
Terminated: n/a

Description

The MacBook Pro (Mid 2007) was a speed bump of the previous models.  There were three configurations.  The first was 15.4” and ran at 2.2Ghz, had a 120Gb hard drive and 2Gb of RAM.  The midrange was 15.4” and ran at 2.4Ghz.  It had 160Gb of hard drive space and 2Gb of RAM.  The high-end 17” configuration ran at 2.4Ghz, had 160Gb of hard drive space and 2Gb of RAM.

History

The MacBook Pro (Mid 2007) was a speed bump of the MacBook Pro line.  Apart from the increase in speed and the larger hard drive on the midrange model, this release was virtually identical to the previous models. 

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Specifications

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo (T7700) (“Merom”)
Number of Cores: 2
Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz
Benchmarks: 2.4 GHz: 3147
Cache: 4 MB on chip shared L2 cache
System Bus: 800 MHz
Hard Drive: 160 GB 5400-rpm, 160 GB 7200-rpm, or 250 GB 4200-rpm
Media: 8x Slot-loading SuperDrive (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Trackpad: Solid-state trackpad supports tap, double-tap, drag and scrolling
Keyboard: Full size (78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys incl. 12 function, 4 arrow, embedded keypad), illuminated with ambient light sensor
Case: Lightweight aluminum alloy
Weight and Dimensions (US): 6.6 lbs., 1” H x 15.4” W x 10.4” D
Weight and Dimensions (Metric): 3.08 kg, 2.59 cm H x 39.2 cm W x 26.5 cm D
Original Mac OS: Mac OS X 10.4.9 (8Q1058)
Later Mac OS: Mac OS X 10.4.10 (8R4049)
Maximum Mac OS: Latest release of Mac OS X
Hardware Test: AHT 3A122
Firmware: Intel Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI)
Firmware Update: MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.3
Firmware Update URL: http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macbookproefifirmwareupdate13.html
Logicboard RAM: None
Maximum RAM: 4.0 GB
Type of RAM Slots: 2 - 200-pin PC2-5300 (667MHz) DDR2 SO-DIMM
Minimum RAM Speed:—
Interleaving Support: Yes
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
ATI Card Model:—
Graphics Connection: PCI Express
Graphics Memory: 256 MB GDDR3
Built-in Display: 17-inch (diagonal) CCFL-backlit TFT, Optional glossy display
Resolutions: 1680 by 1050 (native), 1280 by 800, 1152 by 720, 1024 by 640, and 800 by 500 at 16:10 aspect ratio; 1280 by 1024 at 5:4 aspect ratio; 1280 by 1024 at 5:4 aspect ratio stretched; 1024 by 768, 800 by 600, and 640 by 480 at 4:3 aspect ratio; 1024 by 768, 800 by 600, and 640 by 480 at 4:3 aspect ratio stretched; 720 by 480 at 3:2 aspect ratio; 720 by 480 at 3:2 aspect ratio stretched. Or 1920 by 1200 (native), 1680 by 1050, 1280 by 800, 1152 by 720, 1024 by 640, and 800 by 500 at 16:10 aspect ratio; 1280 by 1024 at 5:4 aspect ratio; 1280 by 1024 at 5:4 aspect ratio stretched; 1600 by 1200, 1024 by 768, 800 by 600, and 640 by 480 at 4:3 aspect ratio; 1600 by 1200, 1024 by 768, 800 by 600, and 640 by 480 at 4:3 aspect ratio stretched; 720 by 480 at 3:2 aspect ratio; 720 by 480 at 3:2 aspect ratio stretched
Display Modes: Dual display extended and video mirroring
Display Connection: 1 - Dual-link DVI (VGA, Composite and S-video with adapter)
Video Camera: Built-in iSight
Expansion Slots: 1 - ExpressCard/34
Expansion Bays: None
Hard Drive Bus: 1.5 Gbps Serial ATA (SATA)
Optical Drive Bus: Ultra ATA/100 (running at UATA/66)
Motion Sensor: Sudden Motion Sensor (SMS)
Power Adapter: 85W MagSafe Power Adapter (MA357LL/A)
System Battery: 68-watt-hour lithium-polymer (MA458G/A)
Battery Life: Up to 5.75 hours
Max Watts:—
Line Voltage: 100-240V AC
AirPort: Built-in AirPort Extreme card (802.11a/b/g/n)
Bluetooth: Built-in Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
Ethernet: 10/100/1000BASE-T (RJ-45) (support for jumbo frames)
Infrared: 1 - For Apple Remote only
Modem: Optional Apple USB Modem (MA034Z/A)
USB: 3 - 480 MBit/s
FireWire: 1 - 400 MBit/s, 1 - 800 MBit/s
Security Slot: 1 - Kensington cable lock
Audio In: 1 - 3.5-mm analog/optical combo jack, 1 - Built-in microphone
Audio Out: 1 - 3.5-mm analog/optical combo jack, 4 - Built-in speakers

Timeline

The MacBook Pro (Mid 2007) was released in June 2007.

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