MacBook Pro (17-inch, Late 2011)
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Essentials
Family: MacBook Pro
Codename: ?
Gestalt ID: 406
Minimum OS: 10.7.2
Maximum OS: 10.10.4
Introduced: October 2011
Terminated: June 2012
Processor
CPU: Intel Core i7 Mobile ("Sandy Bridge")
CPU Speed: 2.4 GHz (2.5 GHz BTO)
CPU Cores: 4
FPU: integrated
Bus Speed: 5 GT/s (DMI)
Register Width: 64-bit
Data Bus Width: 64-bit
Address Bus Width: 64-bit
Level 1 Cache: 32 kB data, 32 kB instruction
Level 2 Cache: 256 kB per-core (1 MB total)
Level 3 Cache: 6 MB on-processor
ROM: EFI
RAM Type: PC3-10600 SO-DIMM
Minimum RAM Speed: 1333 MHz
Onboard RAM: 0 MB
RAM slots: 2
Maximum RAM: 8 GB
Expansion Slots: 1 ExpressCard/34
Video
Screen: 17" LED-backlit TFT
GPU: AMD Radeon HD 6770M , Intel HD Graphics 3000
VRAM: 1 GB GDDR5, 283 MB shared (see notes)
Max Resolution: 1920x1200
Video Out: via Thunderbolt
Camera: 720p FaceTime HD
Storage
Hard Drive: 750 GB 5400 RPM
ATA Bus: Serial-ATA
Optical Drive: 24x/24x/10x/8x/8x/4x/4x CD-RW/DVD±RW/DVD±R DL
Input/Output
USB: 3 2.0
Firewire800: 1
Thunderbolt: 1
Audio Out: stereo 24 bit mini, Optical S/PDIF, HDMI via Thunderbolt
Audio In: stereo 24 bit mini, Optical S/PDIF
Speaker: stereo
Microphone: mono
Networking
Ethernet: 10/100/1000BaseT
Wi-Fi: 802.11a/b/g/n
Bluetooth: 2.1+EDR
Miscellaneous
Power: 85 Watts
Battery Life: 7 hours
Dimensions: 0.98" H x 15.47" W x 10.51" D
Weight: 6.6 lbs.
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Notes
The MacBook Pro's second graphics chipset used a portion of main memory as VRAM. Though reported as a 384 MB graphics system, this was actually a minimum. Actual usage varied with graphics load, resulting in slightly less RAM available for system use.
Introduced in October 2011, the MacBook Pro (17-inch, Late 2011) improved on its predecessor, the MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2011) with faster processors and graphics. It shipped in a single configuration:
- 2.4 GHz quad-core Intel Core i7, 750 GB hard disk, 4 GB of RAM, AMD Radeon HD 6770M with 1GB of VRAM, $2499
Build-to-order options included a 2.5GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor with 8MB shared L3 cache, 8 GB of RAM, and 128, 256, or 512 GB SSDs. The MacBook Pro (17-inch, Late 2011) was quietly discontinued in June 2012, making it the last of the 17" Apple laptops.
Picture Credits:
Apple, Inc.