Then you either didn't read or didn't comprehend my post very well.
Times change. MBP has been lightweight for some years now, when compared to some of the powerful gaming laptops (which are often the best ones for media creation) from other manufacturers. I am looking for parity from Apple, and that should have been obvious from my post.
The only "powerful gaming laptops" that eclipse the MBP in power are--- well, Gaming Laptops. They tend to weigh about 7 lbs, and be 2 inches think. They've had those for a long time. They're desktop replacements, and the MBP isn't seeking to do what they do.
Never has. The original MBP wasn't in the same league (nope, never used 55W GPUs, much less 65W, 85W and 100W dual-GPU configs, with 4 memory slots and 2+ HDD bays, nor will they ever). The PowerBook wasn't, either. I've seen people like you whining about how Apple never uses "high-end GPUs" in their laptop line, and how "maybe, this time they'll use the Radeon X800/Radeon X1900/GeForce 8800/GeForce 280M/Radeon 79xx model in their lineup", never realizing that Apple uses 45W parts, and isn't going to change that. The "times change" comment is cute, though. As if there's never been a demand for as much power as you can possibly pack into a laptop. There's always been, and Apple's never sought to fill that very small niche. You think now that the PC market is getting smaller than ever that *NOW* might be the time they're going to start?
It is obvious you are looking for parity, however it's also obvious you're comparing Apples and Alienwares. A completely fruitless and stupid comparison. You might as well be expecting parity from Subaru with their Forrester compared to a Land Rover. Not meant for the same things.
As far as processing power goes, though, you'd be wrong. With the exception of the one or two Extreme versions of their mobile Core i7 line, Apple actually puts the most powerful laptop CPUs in their laptops, and they cost $400-500 less than their "X"-labeled brethren, with very little performance increase.
It sounds like you look at specs on paper and grumble because they don't quite match up, not realizing that real world performance differences are about nil.
Next.
Don't really care what i pay. I want speed and can afford it
His point though was that not everyone needs speed. His comment was about size, which for many trumps speed.