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Weekend Gadget Watch: Apple MacBook Pro 17-inch

"Good performance, solid build quality and impressive battery life"

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By Dan Ackerman

Published: 6 March 2009 08:13 GMT

Considering hitting the shops at the weekend? Looking for inspiration? Check out the latest in our series of gadget mini-reviews, courtesy of silicon.com's sister site CNET.co.uk, the home of technology reviews. For the full review and details, click on the link below.

What is it:
Premium 17-inch laptop with unibody design

Typical price:
£1,950

We like:
Aluminium unibody construction; multitouch trackpad; attractive edge-to-edge glass on display; dual-graphics system helps boost power or battery life

We don't like:
Slightly awkward trackpad; matte screen option costs extra; switching GPUs is not as seamless as it should be

The judgement:
Apple's reworked 17-inch MacBook Pro joins its 15-inch brother in having a redesigned aluminium body, new trackpad with expanded functionality, and a dual-graphics set-up for either longer battery life or better performance. Overall, it's an excellent laptop with good performance, solid build quality and impressive battery life

Reviewed by:
CNET.co.uk's Dan Ackerman, read the full review here.

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