17-inch MacBook Pro

Apple announced its flagship 17-inch MacBook Pro at the NAB conference this past Monday. Some of the features it sports is a 2.16GHZ Intel Core Duo processor. As well, the Firewire 800 port is back, for those diehard Powerbook fans. Like the 15-inch model, the 17-inch model comes loaded with the 'Front Row' media experience. This unit is smoking hot, but be prepared to pay the piper as the standard model comes in at a cool $3000 USD. The wise will wait until the prices of the Intel Core Duos come down at the start of the 3rd quarter 2006.