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MacBook Pro 17″ (Mid 2009)
A1297 · Unibody
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Identifiers
| Order number | A1297 |
| Machine ID | MacBookPro5,2 |
Reference
| Original price | $2,499 – $4,149 |
| Announced | 2009-06-08 |
| Discontinued | 2010-04-13 |
| Max supported OS | macOS 10.11.6 El Capitan |
| Design era | Unibody |
Configurations
| Colors | Anodized aluminum |
| CPU | Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 @ 2.8 GHz, Intel Core 2 Duo T9900 @ 3.06 GHz |
| Memory | 4 GB, 8 GB (max) |
| Storage | 500 GB SATA HDD, 256 GB SSD |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce 9400M (shared), NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT (512 MB) |
| Display | 17″ LED (1920×1200) |
| Operating system | Mac OS X 10.5.7, 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
- Final Core 2 Duo 17" — still stuck on El Capitan as max OS
- Dual-GPU 9400M / 9600M GT switching
- Battery is internal and often swells
- MagSafe 1 cable fraying continues
- Nvidia GPU failure risk applies