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MacBook Pro 17" (Early 2009)

A1297 · MacBookPro5,2 · 2009–2009 · laptop

Specifications

Cpu: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.66 GHz (2.93 GHz BTO) Penryn
Ram: max: 8 GB DDR3-1066 (2 SO-DIMM slots, user-upgradable) · base: 4 GB
Ports: MagSafe · Mini DisplayPort · Gigabit Ethernet · FireWire 800 · USB 2.0 ×3 · ExpressCard/34 · Audio in · Audio out
Battery: 95 Wh sealed
Display: 17" 1920×1200 LED-backlit (antiglare BTO)
Storage: base: 320 GB 5400 rpm hard drive · options: 500 GB hard drive · 128 GB / 256 GB SSD (BTO) · 2.5" SATA SSD (aftermarket)
Weight: 2.99 kg
Os Support: latest: OS X 10.11 El Capitan · shipped: Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Release Price: $2,799

Variants

Revisions

MacBookPro5,2MacBookPro5,2 · A1297first unibody 17-inch, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M plus 9600M GT switchable graphics

Colors

Silver2009, only color option (first unibody 17-inch)

Storage

320GBbase hard drive, Early 2009

500GBBTO hard drive

256GB SSDBTO solid-state drive

Upgrade paths

RAM

8 GB (2×4 GB) DDR3-1066 SO-DIMM · Two accessible SO-DIMM slots under the bottom cover.

~$40

EASY

storage

2.5" SATA SSD, any capacity · Standard 2.5-inch SATA bay. Drop in an SSD; the optical bay can also take a second drive via a caddy.

~$50

EASY

battery

95 Wh replacement pack (A1309) · First MacBook Pro with a non-removable built-in battery. Sealed under the bottom case, no user door; a screwed-in service job.

~$80

HARD