Well with me being absent and all I couldn’t get a post about the new 17″ MacBook Pro’s. The stock configuration starts at $2,799 w/shipping (online) and tax.

Here’s the config:

17-inch widescreen display
1680 x 1050 resolution
2.16GHz Intel Core Duo(1)
1GB (single SODIMM) 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM
120GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA hard drive
8x double-layer SuperDrive
ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 with 256MB GDDR3 memory
One FireWire 400, one FireWire 800, and three USB 2.0 ports

They’re very nice looking, although the price tag is a tad too big for me, although I’m more focused on the Rev. B 15″ MacBook Pro - so unless the 17″ gets a price drop or considerably better when I get a new Mac it’ll be the 15″ MBP.