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MacBook Pro 17″ (Early 2009)
A1297 · Unibody
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Identifiers
| Order number | A1297 |
| Machine ID | MacBookPro5,2 |
Reference
| Original price | $2,799 – $3,099 |
| Announced | 2009-01-06 |
| Discontinued | 2009-06-08 |
| Max supported OS | macOS 10.11.6 El Capitan |
| Design era | Unibody |
Configurations
| Colors | Anodized aluminum |
| CPU | Intel Core 2 Duo T9550 @ 2.66 GHz, Intel Core 2 Duo T9800 @ 2.93 GHz |
| Memory | 4 GB, 8 GB (max) |
| Storage | 320 GB SATA HDD, 128 GB SSD |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce 9400M (shared), NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT (512 MB) |
| Display | 17″ LED (1920×1200) |
| Operating system | Mac OS X 10.5.6, macOS 10.13 High Sierra |
| Removable media | 8× SuperDrive (DVD±R DL, slot-loading) |
Physical
| Ports & connectivity | 3× USB 2.0 · 1× FireWire 800 · Gigabit Ethernet · Mini DisplayPort · 3.5 mm audio out · 3.5 mm audio in · ExpressCard/34 · MagSafe 1 · AirPort Extreme 802.11a/b/g/n · Bluetooth 2.1+EDR |
| Dimensions (W×H×D) | 393 × 25 × 267 mm |
| Weight | 3.08 kg |
Known quirks
- First 17" Unibody — introduces integrated, non-removable 95 Wh battery
- 1920×1200 display — highest resolution on a Mac laptop for years
- Dual-GPU switching (9400M / 9600M GT)
- Battery is a brick inside the case; swell is common
- Still runs on Nvidia GPU — vulnerable to die failure