The 2.16 GHz, 17-inch MacBook Pro, for a suggested retail price of AUD $4599, includes:

17-inch widescreen 1680 x 1050 LCD display with 300 cd/m2 brightness;

2.16 GHz Intel Core Duo processor;

1GB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM, expandable to 2GB;

120GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 5400 rpm, with Sudden Motion Sensor;

a slot-load 8x SuperDrive™ with double-layer support (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/ CD-RW) optical drive;

PCI Express-based ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 with 256MB GDDR3 memory;

DVI-out port for external display (VGA-out adapter included, Composite/S-Video out adapter sold separately);
built-in Dual Link support for driving Apple 30-inch Cinema HD Display;

built-in iSight video camera;

Gigabit Ethernet port;
built-in AirPort Extreme wireless networking and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR;

ExpressCard/34 expansion card slot;
three USB 2.0 ports, one FireWire 800 port, and one FireWire 400 port;
one audio line in and one audio line out port, each supporting both optical digital and analog;

Scrolling TrackPad and illuminated keyboard with ambient light sensor;

the infrared Apple Remote;

68 watt hour lithium polymer battery; and
85 watt Apple MagSafe Power Adapter.

More info at
<http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2006/apr/24macbookpro.html>
<http://www.apple.com/au/macbookpro/>


Estimated Shipping in AU is 2-3 weeks

So who is going to be the first to buy one ;)

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