Phil Schiller introduced the new 17"Macbook Pro at Macworld 2009.
Comes standard with an Intel Core 2 Duo 2.66Ghz processor, 4GB RAM, 320GB HDD, Nvidia Geforce 9400m + 9600M GT with 512mb but the highlight of this product is a battery that runs for 8 hours and has a lifespan of 1000 recharges or cycles, ( lasts 5 years according to them).
Price : $2799 which is the same as the previous generation.
Will start shipping at the end of January.
Optional 2.93Ghz processor ($300) , 128Gb SSD ($500) , 256GB SSD ($900!!!!!) and get this : 8GB RAM for $1200!!!!!!!!!!!!! Apple always overcharges for ram.
iLife 09 and iWork 09 were also introduced along with iTunes Plus.
Most of you wont be familiar with iLife and iWork. iLife is Apple's suite of software for editing music,photos, and making DVDs and web sites.
iWork is their answer to Microsoft Office.
For those unfamiliar with this software you should really check these links, some really cool new features:
http://www.apple.com/ilife/
http://www.apple.com/iwork/
With itunes you can now download songs from your iphone over 3G networks and im not 100% sure but also EDGE.
Also DRM free music so if you buy music from itunes you can now use it on any mp3 player, share it with friends basically use it any way you like.
new pricing for songs : 69c, 99c and $1.29
But overall it was a really disappointing Macworld.
People were expecting new Mac Minis, a redesigned iMac, introduction of Snow Leopard, a tablet computer but the main focus was on software.
No Steve Jobs either and this was Apple's last year at Macworld.