The 17″ MacBook Pro from 2008 — This “Apple” doesn’t exist anymore
Time goes, and leaves us with relics of a past long gone. Like this 17-inch MacBook Pro from 2008 and a very capable Mac OS 10.6 “Snow Leopard". This is a gem of industrial computer design – and unlike modern Apple products, it doesn’t sacrifice connectivity and repairability.
It emerged from an era when Steve Jobs and Jonathan Ive – Apple’s lead designer from 1997 to 2019 – created products like the iMac, the PowerMac and the iPod.
First released in April 2006, with its original design rooted in the 2003 PowerBook G4, this 17-inch Intel-based MacBook Pro symbolized a future that never fully arrived.
Priced at $2,800 (about $4,100 adjusted for inflation; 2026), this MacBook is a mobile workhorse for audio, video, and graphics design.
📝 I avoided opening this MacBook again to prevent damage, as it’s already been disassembled several times and is quite old. So no footage from inside :'(
° Chapters °
00:00 Introduction
01:09 Overview & Tech Specs
02:44 Connectivity
04:58 Keyboard, Trackpad & Speakers
06:08 iSight & Lid
06:24 Mac OS 10.6 “Snow Leopard"
07:30 Dashboard, Widgets & Apps
08:37 iTunes 8
09:12 System Preferences
09:58 Simplicity is Key
10:36 Outro
° Music °
Sofa Surfers – Sofa Rockers
Nightmares on Wax – Nights Introlude
Sven van Hees – Mattrass Mambo
Pete Rock – A Little Soul
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