I am very happy to see this product come from Apple. I currently own the first version of the 17″ Powerbook, so the fact that they are going to keep making laptops this massive makes me a little giddy.
The big thing to me is the inclusion of FireWire 800[wiki]. I use an external hard drive to store a lot of data and work from it as well. It comes in uber handy with audio editing. In fact, I record all my podcasts to my external. It never misses a beat. (no pun intended)
I’m far off from upgrading my current laptop, but this is at the top of the list for when I can.
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Did you hear the MacBookPro only burns single layer DVD’s? Oh well, can’t have everything at once. I’ve been told the next version will run Windows Apps without an emulator. An easier way to transition from PC without all the new software expense right off the bat, maybe??? As a PC user, I’m getting so close I can taste it!