Apple MacBook Pro 17" Late 2011 2.5GHz i7 16GB RAM 2*1TB SSDs - Excellent-No AMD |
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This MacBook Pro flies...... From cold too fully usable, in under 20 seconds! |
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Apple MacBook Pro 17" / Late 2011 / Glossy screen / 2.5GHz i7 / 16GB 2133MHz RAM / 2*1TB SSDs (RAID0) - Excellent Condition - Disabled AMD - upgraded to the max. |
Manufacture date - 21-11-2011 |
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Please note: The dedicated AMD Radeon HD 6770M graphics chip has been disabled. The built-in Intel HD Graphics 3000 works perfectly. This additional graphics chip has been a widespread |
issue on the 15" & 17" MacBook Pros, from 2011 (Search - Radeongate). I have applied a complete solution ==> this MacBook Pro no longer looks for the AMD graphics chip; this chip is no |
longer powered, and the sleep function still works perfectly. Please never reset the NVRAM - known as a PRAM reset, it will render this MacBook Pro unusable. |
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The downside: |
o Graphics processing will be slightly slower, under certain circumstances. But to be honest, I have never noticed it. |
o There is no external monitor support via the Thunderbolt port. |
o There is no brightness control via the standard keys. I have installed, via the Mac Store, Brightness Slider. This adds a tiny app to the macOS Menu Bar. |
I have configured it with - Fn F1 & Fn F2 'shortcuts'; or you can use the slider in the Menu Bar - it is easy to use and works perfectly. |
o NEVER perform a NVRAM reset (old name PRAM reset). If you do this, it will clear the NVRAM update that I have performed; so the MBP does not look for the dedicated AMD Radeon HD |
6770M graphics chip at startup. This MBP would boot and start as normal; but with an inactive screen. You would have to return the MBP to me, at your own expense, so I could re-fix this. |
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The upside: |
o The AMD Radeon graphics chip would fail at some point; rendering the MacBook Pro unusable. |
o Now that the dedicated graphics chip is not powered; there is less power drain and less heat produced. |
o Less heat = slower fans and less fan noise. Therefore, the laptop runs cooler, quieter and for longer on battery power. |
o Now this MacBook Pro has 2 fans and 2 heat sink pipes dedicated to cooling the Intel GPU/CPU and RAM. Which means, when required, the CPU will stay on Turbo Mode for longer. |
o Battery life is extended even more, with the replacement of both the mechanical hard disk and optical drive, with two SSDs. |
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Please review all of the photos, this MacBook Pro is very rare with this high specification and in this condition. |
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I am a private seller, who does this as a hobby. I have been working as a performance specialist on high-end corporate computers (mainframes) for over 35 years; this is a logical |
extension to my work ethos. |
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I take excellent examples of the 2011 MacBook Pro 17" models and give them a complete makeover. I install the finest hardware upgrades to deliver the fastest balanced machine possible. |
There are no custom patches, firmware tweaks or anything else that would affect the smooth running, power requirements or heat output of this MacBook Pro. |
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This MacBook Pro flies...... From cold too fully usable in under 20 seconds. |
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Disk access is nearly 1GB a second, for both Write & Read (Blackmagic speed test - disk benchmarking software). See the last photo, for performance figures with this setup. |
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This is the 4th fastest MacBook Pro 17" ever - in Geekbench 4 (Single-Core Score). That is out of a total of 12,754 results! |
https://browser.geekbench.com/v4/cpu/16722445 Labelled - MacBook Pro (17-inch Late 2011) - PAW009 - 16GB 2133MHz RAM (Finished) |
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Details: |
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Keyboard layout - UK. |
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Full 17” screen. The largest laptop screen Apple has ever made - 1920 x 1200 (better than FHD) resolution. |
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The screen is glossy - clear punchy colours and great contrast; hence, the black bezel. There are no dead pixels. The screen 'front' is brand new. |
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Rare - 32nm "Sandy Bridge" 2.5GHz Intel "Core i7" processor (2860QM), turbo boost frequency up to 3.6GHz. With 4 independent processor "cores" and a 8MB shared level 3 cache. |
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Two new 8GB (Total - 16GB) - HyperX 2133MHz DDR3L RAM modules. Totally stable, fully recognised and 40% faster than the 'stock' RAM (1333MHz). |
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Intel HD Graphics 3000 graphics processor that shares 512MB of the system's RAM. The integrated graphics memory allocation, is increased from the default of 384MB - due to the |
upgraded RAM - 16GB. |
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Two separate SSDs (Totalling - 2TB) - one replacing the original HDD and the second one has replaced the DVD re-writer. Therefore, there is no optical drive inside this MacBook Pro. |
The two SSDs are identical - Brand New Crucial BX500 CT1000BX500SSD1 1000GB (1TB). |
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It will come in a RAID0 configuration, with the latest available MacOS High Sierra version - 10.13.6 with Security Update 2020-006 (Patch level - 17G14042), already installed and configured |
(incl. MS Office). |
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o Administrator Account ==> Full name - Administrator Account / Account name - Admin / Password - admin |
o Administrator Account ==> Full name - Home Account / Account name - Home / Password - home |
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Note: No OS version upgrades or re-install of High Sierra should be installed,* Apps can be installed. Just to be clear, there is nothing wrong with this MacBook Pro; Apple just stopped |
supporting any RAID based 'boot' configurations, years ago. |
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* If you possess the technical knowledge to perform an OS version upgrade or High Sierra re-install, onto a RAID configuration, you can, but this is at your own risk. |
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ExpressCard/34 slot - I have added a new 2-port USB 3.0 card. This gives close to USB 3.0 speeds via these 2 additional ports. macOS auto detects this card. |
A great addition to this laptop, that already has: |
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o 1 Gigabit Ethernet port - 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45 connector) |
o 1 FireWire 800 port (up to 800 Mbps) |
o 3 USB 2.0 ports (up to 480 Mbps) |
o 1 Thunderbolt port (up to 10 Gbps) |
o 1 Audio in |
o 1 Audio out |
o Wi-Fi wireless networking (based on IEEE 802.11n specification); IEEE 802.11a/b/g compatible |
o Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) wireless technology |
o MagSafe power port |
o Kensington lock slot |
o HD camera - FaceTime / WhatsApp / Zoom / Teams etc. |
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The full specification can be found here (Late 2011) - https://support.apple.com/kb/sp646?locale=en_GB |
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I have added a new SanDisk Ultra Fit 256GB USB 3.1 Flash Drive. This has been setup as a local Time Machine backup device; so you can forget about it. |
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Battery is in excellent health - cycle count is 575 and it holds 93.4% of its original capacity. Manufacture date - 13-10-2011 |
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New - Genuine Apple 85W charger with plug. The charger's - orange / green charging status; work perfectly. |
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MacBook Pro Condition: |
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Overall - Excellent - Perfect screen. A few light scratches on the body. Some marks on the corners. A lot of light scratches on the bottom. |
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o The keyboard backlight does not work. |
o Both the inside and outside of this laptop have been meticulously cleaned. |
o All of the lights work - backlit keyboard, battery charge level, white - on and white - blinking (sleep). |
o The keyboard, trackpad, speaker grills and palm rests are all in near mint unmarked condition. |
o The chassis is in excellent condition - no visible scratches or dings. Even the corners are in excellent condition - there are always marks on the corners. |
o The bottom, which is prone to damage, is in excellent condition with only a couple of light scratches. All the feet have been replaced, and are in perfect condition. |
Note: The bottom casing is from a different MacBook Pro, as I was not happy with the condition of this MacBook Pro's bottom casing. So, the serial number on the bottom is incorrect. |
The About Mac screen will show that the serial number of the logic board is - C02GQ0AMDW48 (Apple MacBook Pro 17" - Late 2011 2.5GHz i7). |
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It will be sent well wrapped, in a new plain laptop box with a separate cable management compartment. |
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This MacBook Pro comes from a pet and smoke free home. |
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Upon payment, it will be sent via UPS - fully tracked, delivered to the buyers address, signed for, & fully insured. This is included in the purchase price. |
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I have endeavoured to cover every aspect of this laptop, but if you have any questions - please do get in touch. |
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There is a 'No Returns If Opened' sticker on the base; this is to protect both parties. If you wish to - the label is simple to remove, and it will leave no trace. |
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I have 100% positive feedback, so please buy with confidence. |
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PAW009 |