Apple today has rolled out revised 15-inch and 17-inch MacBook Pro laptops. The 15-inch MacBook Pro features an LED-backlit display for promised better screen quality compared to the fluorescent illumination of the previous model, while the 17-inch MacBook Pro now has an optional 1920 x 1200 pixel screen (but both it and the standard 1680 x 1050 pixel screen continue to use fluorescent backlighting).

 

Both MacBook Pros include more powerful graphic cards, slightly faster Intel Core 2 Duo processors and will now accept (and recognize) up to 4GB of installed RAM.

 

The new MacBook Pros are shipping now. Full specifications are on the Apple website.

 

Revision History

June 6, 2007: Corrected an error in the description of the 17-inch MacBook Pro's screen.