New Macbook Pros coming?

[C.Lukas1]

LOL, you'd better look at the Thuderbolt docks. Apple are not likely to add more ports with this minimization they're after ...

At least Thunderbolt will become an open standard, so more docking options will come for sure

I have no use for a dock at the moment, but if I did I'd go with a Henge Dock.
http://hengedocks.com/

[loop]

not good - unless it's a TB, it's waste - for the USBs, it will only act as a HUB and that's all

for now, only the the Apple TB display adds USB ports. There's the Belkin one, which is anounced, but not on sale yet:
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/09/b...-express-dock/

some of the Storage units with TB may add USBs, but they cost a lot ... it's crazy to spend as much just because we need more F***N USBs :eek:

The TB is practically a PCIe bus - the USB ports on a TB docks are really EXTRA ports, not HUB extension

The TB has restricted licensing by Intel as of now. I'm reading that it'll be open for the masses soon - in fact, with the Ivy bridge ...

[loop]

and this is my favorite MBA docking station, once it get's TB of course

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...the-macbook-ai

[oliosky]

thats some positive news about thunderbolt. Such an idle, yet very poerful, waste of space at the moment...

[BentoSan]

The reason i'm as confident is Intel's release of Ivy bridge - the next generation CPU/chipset architecture, which will allow higher performance and lower power consumption modes. It's likely that there will be QUAD Core i7 on the 13" Pro with Ivy Bridge.

There definitely wont be any new mac books until this is out i personally very strongly believe

[ExTrCt.]

They usually release new product during spring.

I just bought a macbook pro 13" for 1200.00 I should have waited but i wanted to start learning how to mix music.

[Sam_S]

I have no use for a dock at the moment, but if I did I'd go with a Henge Dock.
http://hengedocks.com/

I use a Belkin Swivel Hub now. Does the job!

[Ftruck]

I'm holding out for the refresh in Q2 some stage. I'd like to see them improve the SSD's in the macbook air before i consider one, current read and write speeds are junk compared to newer SSD's. Definitely looking forward to Ivy Bridge and improved resolutions on the pros. I want a 13" MBP because I already have a 17" and I wanted something little to take to uni and hopefully, at some stage down-the-track, gig with but the current resolution on the 13" MBP is way too shit for a $1500 machine.

[MaxOne]

They are always gonna bring out something new

Deal with it and buy what you want/need now imo

[Chelan]

My MB is almost 6 yrs old too. I have made a few minor upgrades so thankfully it is still running good for me. Still though there are a few updates I would like in the new MBPs coming out.

If Apple eliminates the optical drives, what is the best way for me to go about getting music on my computer? Do I have to buy an external just to rip CD's? Beatport has only about 25% of what I play and I don't care for iTunes bit rates.