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MacBook Pro 15-inch with ThunderBolt hands-on (early 2011)

Vincent Nguyen, Feb 24th 2011 Discuss [1]

Make no mistake; the new MacBook Pro notebooks are impressive beasts. Outwardly all but identical to the previous range, which means plenty of milled aluminum, a backlit chiclet keyboard and broad multitouch trackpad, on the inside there’s a fresh injection of Sandy Bridge and potent AMD processors to match. We met with Apple this morning to find out what’s special, and came away with a maxed-out 2.2GHz Core i7 15-inch model, retailing for $2,199. Check out our first impressions and more after the cut.

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iPad 2 Thunderbolt rumors reignite: More than just raw throughput

Chris Davies, Feb 24th 2011 Discuss [6]

Apple's confirmation of Thunderbolt on the newly refreshed MacBook Pro range this morning could lend weight to speculation earlier that the new iPad 2 will have a Light Peak connection of its own. Examination of the various batches of leaked iPad 2 cases had led to suggestions that the mysterious opening on the top edge could be for a smaller-than-USB connector; that would certainly fit in with the Mini DisplayPort connection Thunderbolt has been confirmed to use. Read The Full Story

Intel Thunderbolt partners detailed: LaCie, Promise, Western Digital, more

Chris Davies, Feb 24th 2011 Discuss [7]

While Apple may be the first to debut Thunderbolt, the technology is all Intel's, and the company is not being quiet about which partners have jumped on board with the 10Gbps connection. Aja, Apogee, Avid, Blackmagic, LaCie, Promise and Western Digital are all among the roster of firms committed to pushing out Thunderbolt-equipped devices, which will include displays, storage devices, audio/video devices, cameras, docking stations and more. Read The Full Story

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Apple Thunderbolt official

Chris Davies, Feb 24th 2011 Discuss [7]

It’s not just the new MacBook Pro range that is fresh and official this morning; Apple has also officially unveiled Thunderbolt, billed as “the fastest, most versatile I/O ever in a notebook.” The commercial name for Intel’s Light Peak technology, Thunderbolt promises to be as much as twice the speed of USB 3.0 and up to 20x faster than USB 2.0.

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Apple MacBook Pro 2011 official

Chris Davies, Feb 24th 2011 Discuss [6]

The new Apple MacBook Pro range is official, and it’s quite the star line-up. The entire 13-inch, 15-inch and 17-inch spread has been updated, with Intel’s Sandy Bridge 2011 Core processors across the board. Apple has also cast out NVIDIA, replacing GeForce GPUs with AMD’s Radeon graphics on the 15- and 17-inch machines. The 13-inch, meanwhile, makes do with Intel’s integrated graphics alone. Perhaps most interesting is the addition of Apple’s new Thunderbolt connector, based on Intel’s Light Peak technology and promising up to 10Gbps data transfer speeds. Full details after the cut.