Image Credit:  Apple Inc.

Image Credit:  Apple Inc.

Introduced: October 19, 2005 Terminated: January 10, 2006

• 58-watt-hour lithium-ion battery (with integrated charge indicator LEDs) providing up to 5.5 hours of battery life
• 65W power adapter with cable management system
• Power adapter port

• DVI output port
• VGA output using included DVI to VGA adapter
• S-video output port
• Composite video output using included S-video to composite adapter

• Built-in 54-Mbps AirPort Extreme wireless networking (based on 802.11g standard; Wi-Fi Certified for 802.11g and 802.11b interoperability)
• Built-in 3-Mbps Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)

• Combined optical digital input/audio line in (minijack)
• Combined optical digital output/headphone out (minijack)
• Two built-in stereo speakers
• Internal omnidirectional microphone

• 17-inch (diagonal) TFT display

• ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 graphics processor with AGP 4X support and 128 MB of DDR SDRAM
• Dual-link DVI functionality
• Dual display and video mirroring: Simultaneously supports up to 1440 x 960 pixels on the built-in display and up to 2560 x 1600 pixels on an external display, both at millions of colors

• Support for millions of colors at 1680 x 1050 pixel resolution
• Support for resolutions of 1680 x 1050 (native), 1440 x 852, 1280 x 1024, 1280 x 800, 1152 x 720, 1024 x 768, 1024 x 640, 800 x 500, 720 x 480 and 640 x 480 at 16:10 aspect ratio; 1280 x 1024, 1024 x 768, 800 x 600 and 640 x 480 at 4:3 aspect ratio; 720 x 480 at 3:2 aspect ratio

• Slot-loading SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW); Maximum write speeds: 8x DVD-R and DVD+R; 4x DVD-RW and DVD+RW; 2.4x DVD+R (double layer), 24x CD-R; 16x CD-RW; Maximum read speeds: 8x DVD-ROM (single layer); 6x DVD-ROM (double layer), DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R and DVD+RW; 24x CD

• 120 GB 5400-rpm Ultra ATA/100 hard drive

• Mac computer with an Intel, PowerPC G5, or PowerPC G4 (867MHz or faster) processor
• 512 MB of memory
• 9 GB of available disk space
• Some features require a compatible Internet service provider; fees may apply
• Some features require Apple's MobileMe (.Mac) service; fees apply

• Built-in full-size keyboard with 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys, including 12 function keys, 4 arrow keys (inverted "T" arrangement), and embedded keypad
• Illuminated fiber-optic, backlit keyboard with ambient light sensor
• Solid-state trackpad for precise cursor control; supports tap, double-tap, and drag capabilities

Comments
This model originally included Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger (includes Spotlight, Dashboard, Mail, iChat AV, Safari, Address Book, QuickTime, iCal, DVD Player, Classic environment, Xcode Developer Tools); iLife ’05 (includes iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie HD, iDVD, GarageBand), Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive, Zinio Reader, Art Directors Toolkit, FileMaker Pro Trial, GraphicConverter, OmniGraffle, OmniOutliner, QuickBooks For Mac New User Edition, and Apple Hardware Test; S-video to composite adapter, DVI to VGA adapter; Modem cable, power adapter, AC wall plug, power cord, lithium-ion battery; 90 days of telephone support and a one-year limited warranty.