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Does anyone know when Apple will add Thunderbolt to the new Airport Extreme?

Why would they? The AE and TC are designed for backups. They aren't designed to be a high-speed NAS. USB 2 and eventually USB 3 are fast enough and much cheaper.

If you want network connected storage that's pretty fast, choose something else.
 
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