The Next Big Thing

約定之日，來臨。Apple更新了MacBook Pro的產品線。然而，新款MacBook Pro真的加入了改名為Thunderbolt的Intel LightPeak高速傳輸接口。

較早前一大堆關於新款MacBook Pro的規格，有些是真確的（尤其是昨天的Thunderbolt和規格照片）。但，甚麼SSD與HDD二合為一的傳聞不攻自破。然而，改動當然是有。首先，全線MacBook Pro改用Intel Sandy Bridge平台處理器；圖像處理器，亦會由現時的NVIDIA GeForce GT，改為使用AMD Radeon HD。

另一個最矚目的，當然是最高傳輸速度達10Gbps，新一代高速傳輸I/O，Thunderbolt，亦即是Intel的LightPeak。Thunderbolt代替了Mini Displayport的位置，但它也同時有Mini Displayport的影像輸出功能。而且，Thunderbolt的高速傳輸能力，真讓人期待它往後在業界的發展。如果能夠真的一統市場，未來的的資料傳輸，想必會邁進一個新階段。

除此之外，還有面積更大的trackpad和加入支持720p的高清FaceTime。

至於價錢和規格，各位跳轉後可以看列表：

13" MacBook Pro（分為2個型號，分別是處理器時脈與HDD容量）

#CPU: 2.3 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor with a 3 MB shared L3 cache
           2.7 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7 processor with 4MB shared L3 cache
#Display: 13.3-inch LED-Backlit with 1280x800 resolution
#RAM: 4 GB DDR3 SDRAM clocked at 1333 MHz (2x2 GB), support up to 8 GB
#HDD: 320 or 500 GB, 5400 RPM Serial ATA hard drive; optional 128GB, 256GB, or 512GB solid-state drive
#Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 3000 with 384 MB DDR3 SDRAM shared memory
#Other features: FaceTime HD camera, 8X slot-loading SuperDrive,
                         Thunderbolt High-Speed E/A and Mini-DisplayPort,
                         802.11N WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, SDXC, FireWire 800, USB 2.0.
#Price: HKD 9,088/11,388, NT 37,900/47,900

15" MacBook Pro（分為2個型號。分別是處理器時脈，HDD容量與GPU）

#CPU: 2.0 or 2.2 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7 processor with 6 MB L3 Cache;
           optional 2.3 GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor with 8MB shared L3 cache
#Display: 15.4-inch LED-Backlit with 1440 x 900 resolution; Glossy or Anti-Glare
#RAM: 4 GB DDR3 SDRAM clocked at 1333 MHz (2x2 GB), supports up to 8 GB
#HDD: 500 or 750 GB, 5400 RPM Serial ATA hard drive; optional 750GB 5400-rpm hard drive,
           500GB 7200-rpm hard drive, or 128GB, 256GB, or 512GB solid-state drive
#Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6490M with 256 MB GDDR5 RAM or
                 AMD Radeon HD 6750M with 1 GB GDDR5 RAM, Intel HD Graphics 3000
#Other features: FaceTime HD camera, 8X slot-loading SuperDrive,
                          Thunderbolt High-Speed E/A and Mini-DisplayPort,
                          802.11N WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, SDXC, FireWire 800, USB 2.0.
#Price: HKD 13,788/16,788, NT 57,900/67,900

17" MacBook Pro（只有一個型號）

#CPU: 2.2 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7 processor with 6 MB L3 Cache;
          optional 2.3GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor with 8MB shared L3 cache
#Display: 17-inch LED-Backlit with 1920 x 1200 resolution; Glossy or Anti-Glare
#RAM: 4 GB DDR3 SDRAM clocked at 1333 MHz (2x2 GB), supports up to 8 GB
#HDD: 750 GB, 5400 RPM Serial ATA hard drive; optional 500GB 7200-rpm hard drive
           or 128GB, 256GB, or 512GB solid-state drive
#Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6750M with 1 GB GDDR5 RAM, Intel HD Graphics 3000
#Other features: FaceTime HD camera, 8X slot-loading SuperDrive, Thunderbolt High-Speed E/A and
                         Mini-DisplayPort, 802.11N WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR,
                         ExpressCard/34 slot, FireWire 800, USB 2.0.
#Price: HKD 19,288, NT 79,90

所有型號均已經在Apple網上商店開放購買。

via: Apple (1) (2), TUAW