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Lloyd Coombes

17 years on from the 17-inch MacBook, will we ever see a bigger Apple laptop again?

17-inch MacBook Pro

Once solely focused on thinner, lighter devices, Apple has begun to bring a little more heft to its products in recent years. We’ve seen heavier iPhones, iPads with keyboards that weigh more than a MacBook, and the most recent MacBook Pros are pleasantly chunky, too.

It got us looking back, through rose-colored spectacles, at the biggest MacBook Apple ever made, the 17-inch MacBook Pro, and whether we’ll ever see something of its ilk again. Originally launched in 2006, the machine became affectionately known as “the lunch tray” for its size and product footprint.

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