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iMac Gets Thunderbolt I/O, Quad-core

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Tuesday May 3, 2011 @04:00AM from the lookit-all-dem-ports dept.

fergus07 writes "Apple's desktop lineup has typically pushed users requiring plenty of fast I/O towards the Mac Pro — but the latest iMac refresh has broken the tradition. Quad-core Sandy Bridge CPUs and faster ATI Radeon HD GPUs are welcomed, but it's the addition of Thunderbolt ports (one in the 21.5-inch and two in the 27-inch) that really ups the ante for a number of professional users."

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Re:Welcome to 2010 Apple by toriver · 2011-05-03 04:14 · Score: 4, Insightful

Especially since you can count the number of PC models shipping with a Blu-Ray drive on one hand. Now that spells demand.
I am sure the few people who need a Blu-Ray can buy themselves an external drive (e.g. LaCie has one). Especially if they start coming out with Thunderbolt connectors.