MacBook Pro (17-inch)

The 17-inch MacBook Pro debuted in late April 2006 and replaced the 17-inch PowerBook G4, which had run its faithful course for over three years.

The specifications have changed little, with the notable removal of the modem port, an added USB port, and the introduction of the ExpressCard slot over the PCMCIA card slot. The brightness of the screen increased.

The 17-inch MacBook Pro, however, is up to 5 times faster than its PowerBook counterpart. Running at 2.16 GHz on an Intel Core Duo chip, the MacBook Pro is incredibly fast at memory-intensive applications.