MacBook Pro 17" Model MD311LL/A

I have a chance to purchase this new from a friend. I'm not paying full price ($2400) because this was supposively released in 2011, and it is already outdated. For instance, it doesn't have the latest Retina Display. The fact that Apple doesn't make this as a 17" screen anymore is either a good thing or there's a reason why the discontinued the larger screen. Does anybody know why, and what am I really giving up by not going with the latest MacBook Pro models? I can get this for just under $2K unopened and new so it seems like a good buy.

it's hardly "outdated". Apple hasn't said why the 17" models are no longer available, so any reasons people may post here are pure speculation and not allowed according to the ToU of the forums.
P.S.-It's a good thing if you want a laptop with a very large screen.

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