Other changes include a faster processor (2.66GHz) and the removal of the FireWire 400 port (though FireWire 800 remains). The new 17-inch MacBook Pro arrived a little late to the unibody makeover ...

but a decade ago it had a similar machine in the 17-inch MacBook Pro. Here's how the two compare. There was still the MagSafe power port, Gigabit Ethernet, FireWire 800, three USB 2.0 ports ...

All of the ports are on the left side of the laptop, with the optical drive slot on the right. Like all current MacBook Pro models, the 17-inch version features Apple’s large, multitouch trackpad.

The 17-inch MacBook Pro touts a Scrolling Trackpad, FireWire 800 and FireWire 400 ports, three USB 2.0 ports, optical and digital audio input and output, Gigabit Ethernet, ExpressCard/34 expansion ...

The actual Thunderbolt port looks identical to the old mini ... and AMD’s potent new Radeon HD 6750 make the 17-inch MacBook Pro a capable workhorse, whether you’re piling up dozens of tabs ...

The M2 Pro chip in the 16-inch MacBook Pro starts with 16GB of unified memory, a 12-core CPU, and a 19-core GPU. Moreover, it has a unified memory bandwidth of 200GB/s, and buyers can also choose ...

Specs on the new 17-inch MacBook Pro are: A couple of things that jump ... that the new MBP17 marks the return of the Firewire 800 port which also disappeared from the MBP15.

The 17-inch MacBook Pro was the last of the Apple notebook range to get a unibody update, but for those looking for superlative media editing and general processing grunt it more than delivers.