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MacBook Pro 17″ (Late 2011)
A1297 · Unibody
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Identifiers
| Order number | A1297 |
| Machine ID | MacBookPro8,3 |
Reference
| Original price | $2,499 – $4,049 |
| Announced | 2011-10-24 |
| Discontinued | 2012-06-11 |
| Max supported OS | macOS 10.13 High Sierra |
| Design era | Unibody |
Configurations
| Colors | Anodized aluminum |
| CPU | Intel Core i7-2760QM @ 2.4 GHz, Intel Core i7-2860QM @ 2.5 GHz |
| Memory | 4 GB, 8 GB (max) |
| Storage | 750 GB SATA HDD, 256 GB SSD |
| Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 3000, AMD Radeon HD 6770M (1 GB) |
| Display | 17″ LED (1920×1200) |
| Operating system | Mac OS X 10.7.2, macOS 10.13 High Sierra |
| Removable media | 8× SuperDrive (DVD±R DL, slot-loading) |
Physical
| Ports & connectivity | 3× USB 2.0 · 1× FireWire 800 · 1× Thunderbolt 1 · Gigabit Ethernet · 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
- Final 17" MacBook Pro Apple ever shipped — discontinued June 2012
- AMD 6770M GPU reflow failure risk (repair program now expired)
- Strong CPU and 8 GB RAM make it a capable High Sierra machine
- Battery swell endemic
- Much loved by pros who lamented its loss for a decade