17" MacBook Pros as early as Sunday?

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Some of us will never understand the allure of a 17" portable. Regardless of this, the PowerBook G4 iteration of the 17" phenomenon seems to have sold well. For professionals, the combination of portability and desktop real-estate was just too much to resist. With the onset of the Intel transition, the 17" PowerBook lost some of its appeal—its younger, more sleek 15" brother was almost instantly upgraded to the Core Duo while the 17" was stuck with yesterday's technology. According to the Register, those of you who have been holding out for Intel goodness in your behemoth might not have to wait much longer.

The 2006 NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) conference is fast approaching and as any self-respectiing maclot knows, it can only mean one thing: new pro products. The Register is reporting that the new 17" MacBook Pro could debut as early as this Sunday and sport the 2.16GHz Core Duo with an outside chance of the new 2.33GHz Intel Core Duo making an appearance. Oddly enough, with the exception of the processor speed and screen size, all internals of the 17" should remain the same as the 15" MacBook Pro.