The 17" MacBook Pro Notebook Computer from Apple is a powerful Macintosh computer, in a portable form factor. Housed in a sleek glass and aluminum enclosure, it features a keyboard with an ambient light sensor and backlit keys.

The computer's glossy widescreen display features a resolution of 1920 x 1200, ideal for photographers working on the go, or for video editors cutting 1080p video. The computer is powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, includes 4GB of RAM, and features 802.11n Airport Extreme Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and the SuperDrive DVD burner. The 500GB 5400rpm hard drive provides ample storage space.

All this hardware runs on Apple's OS X 10.5 Leopard operating system with Rosetta technology. This allows you to seamlessly run legacy applications as well as Universal Binaries that have been designed to run on both PowerPC and Intel chips, making the MacBook Pro a great choice for any creative professional.

The MXO2 External Video I/O for Mac from Matrox is an external video I/O device that interfaces with your Macintosh computer. The MXO2 supports broadcast-quality video input and output. The easily portable device ships with both a PCI Express x1 host card for the Mac Pro and an ExpressCard/34 host card for the MacBook Pro.

The device features a plethora of I/O connections, including HD/SD HDI, HD/SD analog component, Y/C, composite, and HDMI. It also features Genlock capability for broadcast environments. It works with popular editing software, including Final Cut Pro and Adobe Premiere Pro, and can capture video using any codec supported by the host software.

The Final Cut Studio 2 Production Software Suite for Mac from Apple is the premiere professional suite for the Mac OS X platform. The suite includes Final Cut Pro 6 for nonlinear video editing, Motion 3 for graphics creation, Soundtrack Pro 2 for audio editing, Color for color correction, Compressor 3 for video compression and DVD Studio Pro 4 for DVD and HD DVD authoring.

Final Cut Studio delivers a complete end-to-end post-production workflow that can be used for independent projects, Hollywood productions and corporate training videos alike. Final Cut Pro's open timeline supports mixed format video from DV, SD, HDV, XDCAM HD, DVCPRO HD and uncompressed HD sources. The suite features an interface that veteran Final Cut users will feel at home in. Users new to the software will appreciate its intuitiveness and contextual help menus.

The 1TB dvBOX Professional External Hard Drive from PROAVIO is a high-capacity external hard drive array. It features an interface that allows it to be connected via FireWire-800, FireWire-400, or USB 2.0, and a rotation speed of 7200rpm. The drive is an excellent storage solution for video editing, high resolution imaging, data backup, or general use.

The 3-Year AppleCare for 15" & 17" MacBook Pro from Apple gives you peace of mind by extending your coverage for three (3) years of both telephone support and service coverage. This provides you with expert assistance, global repair coverage for your 15" & 17" MacBook Pro, web-based resources and diagnostic tools.

AppleCare can be purchased at any time within your first year of Mac ownership. It must be registered with Apple prior to the expiration of the system's factory warranty.

B&H offers an in-house computer software and additional memory installation service, when purchased at the same time with a new computer system (Desktops or Notebooks). Installation and testing is done by a certified computer technician (Mac or PC) and assures you a fast and professional job without voiding any manufacturer's warranty.

Note! Software and memory must have been purchased at B&H.

You can rest easy knowing that the entire system is covered for one year with B&H Technical Support and warranty, which provides you with the needed support in an unfortunate event and gets you in touch with the skilled professionals who built, configured and tested your system.

The Cables To Go 3' Universal Power Cord is a useful replacement or spare cable. It is fully molded to be durable. This power cord is intended to work with most PCs, monitors, scanners, printers, and other compatible equipment using the 3-pin shroud power connector.