Apple adds a 17 inch option to the MacBookPro line for $2,799. For an additional $300 over the high-end 15" MBP, you get a 2.16 Ghz Dual Core processor; 20 gb more disk space; a faster, dual-layer SuperDrive; an additional Firewire 800 port; and an additional USB port.

Interestingly, the 15" MBP goes for the same price if ordered with a 2.16Ghz processor instead of the stock 2.0Ghz processor. Its even more expensive by $100 if a 120gb hard drive is ordered instead of the standard 100gb to match the specs of the 17".

This leaves the 12" form factor, the only PowerBook left with a PowerPC processor.

In another twist, CoreDuoNews.com pointed out that a similarly configured Dell XPS 1710 is actually $500 more than the new MBP!

Source: Apple

Right now, Amazon doesn't sell these beauts yet!

Rest assured, once they're out, we will update the Excel worksheet we posted last week showing potential savings of up to $550 when buying MacTels from Amazon.