There's no need to fear, Thunderbolt is here

Apple as predicted, released the latest update to the MacBook Pro line.  The new versions feature a new series of Intel processors, updated graphics cards, and a new “Super” connector the Thunderbolt.  The Thunderbolt pipeline is more than 12 times faster than FireWire 800 and up to 20 times faster than USB 2.0 according to Apple.

From Engadget:

“As for performance, we were given the $2,199 configuration with a 2.2GHz quad-core Sandy Bridge Core i7, discrete AMD Radeon HD 6750M graphics, 4GB of RAM and a 750GB HD, which clocked a preliminary GeekBench score of 9647.”

My Mac Pro (3.2Ghz Quad) scored a 10103 with GeekBench.  Who needs the 50lb desktop anymore?  Below are the standard configurations available now from Apple. 

• 17” 1920x1200 Display. 2.2Ghz Quad i7. 4GB RAM. 750GB HD. AMD 6750M 1GB. $2499 
• 15” 1440x900 (1680 option) Display. 2.2GHz Quad i7. 750GB HD. AMD 6750M 1GB. $2199.
• 15” 1440x900 (1680 option) Display. 2.0GHz Quad i7. 4GB RAM. 500GB HD. AMD 6490M 256MB. $1799 
• 13” 1280x800 Display. 2.7GHz Dual i5. 4GB RAM. 500GB HD. Intel HD Graphics. $1499
• 13” 1280x800 Display. 2.3GHz Dual i5. 4GB RAM. 320GB HD. Intel HD Graphics. $1199