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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 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.5.1, Mac OS X 10.5.2, Mac OS X 10.5.3, Mac OS X 10.5.4, Mac OS X 10.5.5, Mac OS X 10.5.6, Mac OS X 10.5.7, Mac OS X 10.5.8, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6.1, Mac OS X 10.6.2, Mac OS X 10.6.3, Mac OS X 10.6.4, Mac OS X 10.6.5, Mac OS X 10.6.6, Mac OS X 10.6.7, Mac OS X 10.6.8, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.7.1, Mac OS X 10.7.2, Mac OS X 10.7.3, Mac OS X 10.7.4, Mac OS X 10.7.5, OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, OS X 10.8.1, OS X 10.8.2, OS X 10.8.3, OS X 10.8.4, OS X 10.8.5, OS X 10.9 Mavericks, OS X 10.9.1, OS X 10.9.2, OS X 10.9.3, OS X 10.9.4, OS X 10.9.5, OS X 10.10 Yosemite, OS X 10.10.1, OS X 10.10.2, OS X 10.10.3, OS X 10.10.4, OS X 10.10.5, OS X 10.11 El Capitan, OS X 10.11.1, OS X 10.11.2, OS X 10.11.3, OS X 10.11.4, OS X 10.11.5, OS X 10.11.6, macOS 10.12 Sierra, macOS 10.12.1, macOS 10.12.2, macOS 10.12.3, macOS 10.12.4, macOS 10.12.5, macOS 10.12.6, macOS 10.13 High Sierra, macOS 10.13.1, macOS 10.13.2, macOS 10.13.3, macOS 10.13.4, macOS 10.13.5, macOS 10.13.6
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

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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 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.5.1, Mac OS X 10.5.2, Mac OS X 10.5.3, Mac OS X 10.5.4, Mac OS X 10.5.5, Mac OS X 10.5.6, Mac OS X 10.5.7, Mac OS X 10.5.8, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6.1, Mac OS X 10.6.2, Mac OS X 10.6.3, Mac OS X 10.6.4, Mac OS X 10.6.5, Mac OS X 10.6.6, Mac OS X 10.6.7, Mac OS X 10.6.8, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.7.1, Mac OS X 10.7.2, Mac OS X 10.7.3, Mac OS X 10.7.4, Mac OS X 10.7.5, OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, OS X 10.8.1, OS X 10.8.2, OS X 10.8.3, OS X 10.8.4, OS X 10.8.5, OS X 10.9 Mavericks, OS X 10.9.1, OS X 10.9.2, OS X 10.9.3, OS X 10.9.4, OS X 10.9.5, OS X 10.10 Yosemite, OS X 10.10.1, OS X 10.10.2, OS X 10.10.3, OS X 10.10.4, OS X 10.10.5, OS X 10.11 El Capitan, OS X 10.11.1, OS X 10.11.2, OS X 10.11.3, OS X 10.11.4, OS X 10.11.5, OS X 10.11.6, macOS 10.12 Sierra, macOS 10.12.1, macOS 10.12.2, macOS 10.12.3, macOS 10.12.4, macOS 10.12.5, macOS 10.12.6, macOS 10.13 High Sierra, macOS 10.13.1, macOS 10.13.2, macOS 10.13.3, macOS 10.13.4, macOS 10.13.5, macOS 10.13.6

Removable media

8× SuperDrive (DVD±R DL, slot-loading)