Apple has officially announced a 17 inch model of the Intel processor powered MacBook Pro. Beyond a larger screen this model adds the following over the 15 inch version:

• 2.16GHz Core Duo processor standard (2GHz as an option)
• 120GB hard drive standard
• 8X SuperDrive (versus 4X)
• 3 USB ports (versus 2)
• A Firewire 800 port

The cost is $2799, the same as a 15″ MacBook Pro upgraded to a 2.16GHz processor so this seems to be a pretty good deal relatively speaking.