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Closer Look Photo of Thunderbolt (Light Peak) Port

CrystalPepsi said:
Folks, this is not aluminum. Why does the finish look "speckled"? This is a polycarbonate or something else.
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it is a terrible picture......... not much detail or correct colour cast.......

we shall know about the exact specs in about 26hours!

i would like to see that apple and intel are actually using the same type of light peak connector.....
 
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Best way to launch a new standard would be to launch a new iPad with it, so Apple could sell items on both sides. If they're launching a new Light Peak standard, I'd expect new MacBooks, iPads, and LCD displays to create an ecosystem to drive some adoption. Apple is smart enough to not release a communications standard while only supplying devices for one end of the connection.
 
Lesser Evets said:
So true.

Also, this could become another Apple mediocrity like FireWire. Who still uses FireWire? If I didn't have an ancient iSight plugged in, I'd have NO reason for FW, ever. It's been an antiquity for 3 years now.
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Was this sarcasm? Time Machine backup drives - waaaay faster on firewire than USB. Yeah, I know some people would rather have an eSATA port for that, but firewire is still more multpurpose.
 
Lesser Evets said:
Who still uses FireWire?
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I do, because it's way faster than USB2 and many pro-devices use it (music, video etc.).

CrystalPepsi said:
The finish looks nothing like my 17" aluminum. I'll meet you back here tomorrow.
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:rolleyes: lmao - think, for one fu***** second :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2Kvoy-QenY

even better with music:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTihsJQHt48

the serious answer is already given here by leukotriene
leukotriene said:
That "speckling" effect is just camera noise. There's nothing from the photo alone that suggests a material other than aluminum. You can see the speckle effect yourself if you take a picture of your aluminum notebook under low light, especially if you crop and scale.
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nothing to add... thx.

Trust me, that texture is 100% consistent with the current lineup!
 
HobeSoundDarryl said:
The port for "thunderbolt" (lightpeak) in that image looks like it could be as vertically fat as full size USB port, which doesn't seem to be compatible with the drive to make everything ever-thinner at Apple.
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Look at the pictures in the earlier post that shows all the ports on the side of the new MBP. It looks like the jack is not as tall as the USB port next to it.

And if this is truly Light Peak, I'm sure it's not a "non-standard port." Intel and Apple have been working on the technology and I'm sure they wouldn't be installing it in hardware if it wasn't the actual port design that was decided on.
 
So these specs would be for the macbook pro 13 low end model ? Which if i'm correct replace the macbook at 1049 dollars? (north america)

So there would be two other versions : the 1249 and 1499 versions ?


Because if those current specs are for a macbook pro priced at 1249 or 1499, this is absolutely ridiculous.
 
ThaDoggg said:
Wow really tempting as the specs for the 13" look really good. Curious as to what the 15" brings to the table.
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Really good? + 70 GB hard drive and what else exactly? :D:D:D


I know this is supposed to be the low end 13 MBP but right now my 2010 13 MBP is starting to feed pretty good... :apple:
 
leukotriene said:
That "speckling" effect is just camera noise. There's nothing from the photo alone that suggests a material other than aluminum. You can see the speckle effect yourself if you take a picture of your aluminum notebook under low light, especially if you crop and scale.
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It looks more like galvanized aluminum, but why would Apple use that? It looks cheap to me. I'm not sure if the picture is taken in low light conditions or if the alu actually is darker than the previous models. :rolleyes:
 
Danger of Electrical Shock

Now when someone gets electrocuted by their macbook, Apple lawyers can claim they were warned by the universal 'Danger of Electrical Shock' sign that now adorns Apple laptops.
 
randfee2 said:
How are we gonna get access to fast standard Harddrive enclosures - most don't have Firewire and Apple gives us no eSATA, no USB3. Do they really think that those manufacturers will implement yet another physical port? With a USB-compatible jack they might have but like this? Never!
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I'm not convinced this is real either but if it is the answer is "a dongle". And, yes, I think manufacturers will faze out USB2 b/c LP represents a significant increase in xfer speed. Also we are talking about a 2-5 year roll out not and overnight revolution.
 
azdude said:
Actually, this makes some sense.

Mini DisplayPort is smaller than USB, and already rumored destined for the next iPad. This combination allows the iPad to integrate Apple's implementation of LightPeak as well for no additional space taken up on the device.

Consider also that Apple wants to continue to push the Mini DisplayPort as an 'industry-standard' connector. By being first to commercially implement LightPeak, perhaps they think this will make it easier to push both new technologies.

Imagine future monitors, both Cinema Displays and industry-wide, beginning to implement MDP for video and Light Peak, with I/O hubs in the bezel. It's a one-cable video/I/O connection for both laptops & iPads, in a minimally small connector. Sound like Apple much?
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Killer feature down the road will be a magsafe version, and I have to wonder if Nikon / Canon will pick Light Peak later to displace the mini hdmi and mini USB in DSLR's.
 
CrAkD said:
Isn't light peak backwards compatible? So who thinks apple will launch these laptops with dongles that turn that port into usb3 until more light peak devices arrive.
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I'm under the impression that it's a high speed carrier for other protocols. This would still mean the laptop would need a USB3 compatible chipset, and I don't think Intel ships those yet. Apple wouldn't include another chipset just for USB3 alone.

But yeah, I look forward to seeing Thunderbolt hubs and new displays that allow the daisy chaining to other devices
 
roocka said:
I want Liquidmetal. I want Liquidmetal. I want Liquidmetal. I want Liquidmetal. I want Liquidmetal.
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Why? Why?? Why??? Why???? Why?????

I just don't understand why people care about this. What's it going to give you in functionality over AL? Explanation, anyone?

I'm excited about cheaper SSDs, faster processors, and stuff that's actually going to have an impact on how I use my computer. If LiquidMetal makes the computer lighter, stronger or stiffer, that's a good thing, but I'm not sure it will do any of that. Maybe it will, but I personally just don't know that.

- Andrew.
 
randfee2 said:
I do, because it's way faster than USB2 and many pro-devices use it (music, video etc.).


:rolleyes: lmao - think, for one fu***** second :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2Kvoy-QenY

even better with music:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTihsJQHt48

the serious answer is already given here by leukotriene
nothing to add... thx.

Trust me, that texture is 100% consistent with the current lineup!
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I love you. No hard feelings? Let's share our love of macbooks here and not fight.
 
always amazes me how those ppl leaking infos get those products but cant manage to have a good working digital camera
 
TMay said:
Killer feature down the road will be a magsafe version, and I have to wonder if Nikon / Canon will pick Light Peak later to displace the mini hdmi and mini USB in DSLR's.
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well.. the lightpeak connector is WAY bigger than mini/micro-USB and mini HDMI area wise. A replacement in small devices makes no sense!
 
Personal Theory on why one would merge the display port and high speed I/O:

It means you have to use a new version of the Cinema Display, to be released alongside the MacBook Pros, which will include a few "Thunderbolt" ports of its own if you would like to use both an external display and the high speed I/O, because no other display will have similar ports for the next year at least.

Is it a cheap move? Maybe. Will it help Apple move more Cinema Displays? Definitely. So it's a great business choice.
 
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