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MacBook Pro 17-inch (original, Core 2 Duo, 2.4/2.6GHz, 2008) Basics— General Information 7
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The MacBook Pro 17-inch family (original, Core 2 Duo, 2.4/2.6GHz, and 2008 models) represents four
generations of Apple’s Intel-based professional 17-inch portables. The original MacBook Pro 17-inch
had an Intel Core Duo chip, the 17-inch (Core 2 Duo and 2.4GHz) had successive Intel Core 2 Duo
chips, and the MacBook Pro (Early and Late 2008) models contains the new Intel Penryn chip.
The Intel Penryn architecture supports faster clock speeds of 2.5GHz with a 6MB Shared L2 cache,
plus a congured-to-order 2.6GHz with a 6MB Shared L2 cache, with VRAM increased to 512MB.
Hard drive sizes up to 300GB on the Early 2008, and up to a 320GB hard drive or a 128GB solid-
state drive (SSD) on the Late 2008 model.
Other new features include: a user-friendy multi-touch trackpad, an updated keyboard layout,
and a hi-res LED-driven display backlight (congured-to-order option). With an LED backlight and
Halogen-free components, this line continues Apple’s commitment to a “Greener Apple.”
The only visual dierences among models are a small LED opening in the display bezel of the
original MacBook Pro, and new keyboard icons on the recent MackBook Pro 17-inch 2008 models.