Macbook Pro 17 Inch 2018

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T9300, Intel Core 2 Duo T9550, Intel Core i5 540M, Intel Core i7 2720QM, Intel Core i7 2760QM, Intel Core i7 2820QMGraphics Adapter: AMD Radeon HD 6750M, AMD Radeon HD 6770M, NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT, NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT, NVIDIA GeForce GT 330MDisplay: 17.00 inch, 17.30 inchWeight: 2.9kg, 2.925kg, 2.98kg, 2.99kg, 3kg, 3.1kgPrice: 2265, 2300, 2499, 2500 europrice: 55%, performance: 84%, features: 73%, display: 81%, mobility: 82%, workmanship: 92%, ergonomy: 86%, emissions: 76%

Apple Macbook Pro 17“ 2008-12

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Notebook: Apple Macbook Pro 17“ 2008-12Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T9300Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GTDisplay: 17.00 inch, 16:10, 1680 x 1050 pixelsWeight: 3.1kgPrice: 2300 euroLinks: Apple homepage Macbook Pro 17 inch (Series)

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Average Score: 75.33% – good

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Apple Macbook Pro 17 inch 2009-03

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Notebook: Apple Macbook Pro 17 inch 2009-03Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T9550Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT 512 MBDisplay: 17.00 inch, 16:10, 1920 x 1200 pixelsWeight: 2.98kgPrice: 2499 euroLinks: Apple homepage Macbook Pro 17 inch (Series)

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Average Score: 83.67% – good

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Apple Macbook Pro 17 inch 2009-03

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Notebook: Apple Macbook Pro 17 inch 2009-03Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T9550Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT 512 MBDisplay: 17.00 inch, 16:10, 1920 x 1200 pixelsWeight: 2.98kgPrice: 2499 euroLinks: Apple homepage Macbook Pro 17 inch (Series)

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Apple Macbook Pro 17 inch 2009-03

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Notebook: Apple Macbook Pro 17 inch 2009-03Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T9550Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT 512 MBDisplay: 17.00 inch, 16:10, 1920 x 1200 pixelsWeight: 2.98kgPrice: 2499 euroLinks: Apple homepage Macbook Pro 17 inch (Series)

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Apple MacBook Pro 17 inch 2010-04

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Notebook: Apple MacBook Pro 17 inch 2010-04Processor: Intel Core i5 540MGraphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M 512 MBDisplay: 17.00 inch, 16:10, 1920 x 1200 pixelsWeight: 2.99kgPrice: 2265 euroLinks: Apple homepage Macbook Pro 17 inch (Series) MacBook Pro 17 inch 2010-04 (Model)

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Average Score: 84.33% – good

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Apple MacBook Pro 17 inch 2011-02 MC725D/A

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Notebook: Apple MacBook Pro 17 inch 2011-02 MC725D/AProcessor: Intel Core i7 2720QMGraphics Adapter: AMD Radeon HD 6750M 1 GB MBDisplay: 17.30 inch, 16:10, 1920 x 1200 pixelsWeight: 2.925kgPrice: 2499 euroLinks: Apple homepage Macbook Pro 17 inch (Series)

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Average Score: 81.5% – good

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Apple MacBook Pro 17 inch 2011-02 MC725D/A 2.3GHz Non Glare

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Notebook: Apple MacBook Pro 17 inch 2011-02 MC725D/A 2.3GHz Non GlareProcessor: Intel Core i7 2820QMGraphics Adapter: AMD Radeon HD 6750M 1 GB MBDisplay: 17.30 inch, 16:10, 1920 x 1200 pixelsWeight: 2.9kgPrice: 2499 euroLinks: Apple homepage Macbook Pro 17 inch (Series)

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Apple MacBook Pro 17 inch 2011-10 MD311LL/A

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Notebook: Apple MacBook Pro 17 inch 2011-10 MD311LL/AProcessor: Intel Core i7 2760QMGraphics Adapter: AMD Radeon HD 6770MDisplay: 17.00 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixelsWeight: 3kgPrice: 2500 euroLinks: Apple homepage Macbook Pro 17 inch (Series)

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Average Score: 80% – good

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Apple: Apple is a US company founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne. Headquartered in Cupertino, California, the company is known for its innovative products such as the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch, and manufactures computers and consumer electronics as well as operating systems and application software. Apple is also a leading provider of software and services such as the App Store, iTunes and iCloud.

Apple has earned a reputation as a company that focuses on design and ease of use. As for their notebooks, they are mostly in the high-priced segment, have their own operating system, but also run Windows on the newer Macbooks.

Apple is one of the most valuable companies in the world and has a loyal following of customers and fans. The company also has a strong presence in the entertainment industry, with services like Apple Music and Apple TV+. In 2023, Apple had an approximate 8% market share of global PC sales, ranking it 4th after Lenovo, HP, and Dell.

Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards.

NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT: The NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT is the DirectX 10 capable successor of the GeForce Go 7600 GT GPU for laptops. Depending on the used graphic memory and the clock speed, the performance is between the 7600 GT and 7900 GS video card.

Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.

NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT: Successor of the 8600M GT and because of the smaller 65nm production process the card is higher clocked (and therefore faster) with the same current consumption.Furthermore, it features an improved video processor (VP3) and HybridPower to save current (in conjunction with the 9100M G).

NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M: The Nvidia GeForce GT 330M is the successor of the GT 230M and technically just a slightly higher clocked GT 240M (but it should still maintain the power envelope of the GT 230M as the naming suggests).

Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.

AMD Radeon HD 6750M:

Essentially a renamed Radeon HD 6650M but with faster GDDR5 memory.

AMD Radeon HD 6770M:

Fastest card of the 6600M/6700M series with GDDR5 memory, UVD3 and Eyefinity+ support. Is the immediate successor to the HD 5770 with more cores and higher clock rates

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

Intel Core 2 Duo: This is the Core Duo and Core Solo successor with a longer pipeline and 5-20% more speed without more power consumption. As an addition to the Core Duo design there exists a fourth decoder, an amplified SSE-unit and an additional arithmetical logical unit (ALU).

The Core 2 Duo for laptops is identical to the desktop Core 2 Duo processors but the notebook-processors work with lower voltages (0.95 to 1188 Volt) and a lower Frontside bus clock (1066 vs 667 MHz). The performance of equally clocked notebooks is 20-25% lower than Desktop PCs because of the lower Frontside bus clock and the slower hard disks.

T9300:

T9550:

The T9550 is a middle class dual-core CPU of the Core 2 Duo line and similar to the P9600 (except for the higher TDP of the T9550 – 35 vs 25 W). The performance of the T9550 should be sufficient for most applications and games of 2009.

Intel Core i5:

540M: The Core i5-540M has only 3 MB L3 Cache (compared to the I7-620M) and clocks between 2.53-3.06 GHz (Turbo Mode). Thanks to Hyperthreading, 4 threads can be processed simultaneously. An integrated graphics card (GMA HD 3150) and a DDR3 memory controller are also included in the package.

Intel Core i7: The Intel Core i7 for laptops is based on the LG1156 Core i5/i7 CPU for desktops. The base clock speed of the CPUs is relatively low, but because of a huge Turbo mode, the cores can dynamically overclock to up to 3.2 GHz (920XM). Therefore, the CPU can be as fast as high clocked dual-core CPUs (using single threaded applications) but still offer the advantage of 4 cores. Because of the large TDP of 45 W / 55 W, the CPU is only intended for large laptops.

2720QM: Fast Quad-core processor based on the Sandy Bridge architecture with an integrated graphics card and dual-channel DDR3 memory controller.

2820QM: Fast Quad-core processor based on the Sandy Bridge architecture with an integrated graphics card and dual-channel DDR3 memory controller.

2760QM: Fast Quad-core processor clocked at 2.4-3.5 GHz based on the Sandy Bridge architecture with an integrated graphics card and dual-channel DDR3 memory controller.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

17.00: This display size is a standard format for desktop replacements (DTR). The DTR laptops are heavier to carry, need more power, but texts are easy to read and high resolutions are no problem. DTR are mainly intended for stationary desk use, where weight and energy hunger don’t matter. In return, you enjoy the advantages of high resolutions (more details, better legibility).

» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.

2.9 kg:

With this weight, a laptop is rather heavier than average. Devices in this range shine more with screen size and performance than with mobility.

3.1 kg:

A laptop with this weight is comparatively heavy and less designed for mobility than for use at the desk. Therefore, the devices tend to shine less with battery life than with a large screen and higher performance.

82.85%: This rating is slightly above average, there are somewhat more devices with worse ratings. However, clear purchase recommendations look different.

» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.