01-20-2011, 08:07 AM
kap wrote:
[quote=Filliam H. Muffman]
On the other end, you can get a laptop with a much better GPU than the 15" MBP (something that actually qualifies as "Professional" ) and USB 3 (better than FW) for $600 less.
USB 3 now?!! Wow, I have been out of touch

USB 3 has been on PC laptops from just about every manufacturer but Apple for about a year now. The ones that do not have USB 3 have either powered eSATA, or eSATA with a USB port right next to it for power. Toshiba just announced the DynaBook T551, Core i7-2630QM quad-core, 8GB of RAM, 120Hz 3D display, 1GB Nvidia GeForce GT 540M (two generations newer than the current MacBook Pro and twice as much VRAM), 750GB hard drive, Blu-ray drive, Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11n WiFi, webcam, USB 3.0 port, and HDMI output.