The new line of macbook pros have kicked out the nvidia gpu and put in AMD/ATI GPU's. whats going to happen in the future for these new lines of laptops??? I mean it is Ati and is not actaully "qualified".

Apple always think profit, they don't care about what professionals need. Nvidia with it's CUDA and everything it has to offer for working with professional graphics is THE way to go for anything related to video/3d/photography... even the GeForce gaming serie is better for professionals then ATI's cards.

But the main graphics processor is within Intel's processor, the ATI card is a supporting card, but I'm not really convinced that Intels integrated Sandy Bridge graphics can compete with the CUDAenforced Nvidia card's...

If it was a choice for the professionals to do what Apple did with the new macbook pro's, then they do not listen to the ones working with their computers and they do not know what professionals need... they wanna shine in their "unibody beauty", they don't care about what is good for the professional.

Still, I'm not convinced to change my editing system from PC to Mac... I have more horsepower for less money with it and I don't want to be locked inside an applesphere that bound me to do only what they let me to do.

It's supposed to be "Pro", now really, is it?

There's also now a question about Squeeze I think. The new Squeeze 7 adds Nvidia CUDA hardware acceleration for h.264 encoding. So with one of these new MacBook Pro's that major new feature of Squeeze 7 would be unavailable to me?

Glans:

they don't care about what professionals need

A bit unfair!

The Thunderbolt connection alone is brilliant for video editors on the move.

I would guess the next version of FCP will take advantage of the power of these laptops.

Difficult to complain about these laptops i feel.

As to Avid they need to support it otherwise it will be another nail in the coffin for them.

NICKB:

The Thunderbolt connection alone is brilliant for video editors on the move

So is USB3 and ESATA 6gbit. Acually, name one media drive "on the go" capable of 10gbit speeds? And the Esata interface works together with harddrives more natively then any other connector. The Thunderbolt (or light peak which is the right term) is really great, but they choosed Thunderbolt because that is "their own technology", if it weren't for the massive amount of USB2 hardware out there, no macs would use or have those connectors. So because consumers don't use Esata 6Gbit or Usb3 in any massive scale and don't put demand, the professionals like me who want those are a very tiny bit of the marked. Apple hasn't any in their so called "pro"-line which is aimed for professionals, not consumers. That little tiny part of the market that want such connectors.

No, Apple has a strategy, they have a part in creating the Thunderbolt light peak connection so they will benifit from pushing that technology, they don't benifit from having Esata or Usb3, hence they do not exist, whatever the professionals want or need.

So, yes, they don't really care about professionals, they care about pushing technology that makes them bigger on the market. They wan't more money.

A true professional Macbook Pro would have all USB2 changed into USB3, at least one Esata 6Gbit connector, one light peak connector, Expresscard slot, maybe even a HDMI output with sound capabilites (don't know if the Thunderbolt can be used both for external media AND a screen), Sound input/output for professional sounddesigners, composers etc. a screen with 10-bit colors etc.

All of those are avalible in HP's EliteBook 8740w, minus Thunderbolt and although at the moment only Esata 3Gbit. But for what prize compared to the Macbook Pro's?

Well i for one want Light Peak /Thunderbolt and i am very pleased it is on the new MacBook Pro's and they will get my money.

This is what Avid have said today

"We are very excited by the capabilities of Thunderbolt technology. To have two 10Gbps, bi-directional, multi-protocol channels in a single cable is a great step forward for high performance audio and video solutions." 
– Max Gutnik, Sr. Director, Product Management, Avid Technology

..

http://www.intel.com/technology/io/thunderbolt/index.htm

Glans:

A true professional Macbook Pro would have all USB2 changed into USB3, at least one Esata 6Gbit connector, one light peak connector, Expresscard slot, maybe even a HDMI output with sound capabilites (don't know if the Thunderbolt can be used both for external media AND a screen), Sound input/output for professional sounddesigners, composers etc. a screen with 10-bit colors etc.

You're missing the point. Thunderbolt can become USB 3, eSATA and any other connection you like with an adapter. Its versatility is what makes it powerful.

Glans:

(don't know if the Thunderbolt can be used both for external media AND a screen)

According to this Engadget article: 

Apple did give us a quick demo on the new system with a prototype Promise RAID unit and a stock Cinema Display connected over Thunderbolt -- remember, Thunderbolt just uses a Mini DisplayPort connector, so displays can be daisy-chained right in.

This was my major concern with only one Thunderbolt/MiniDisplay port, but apparently it's not an issue, surprisingly.

Also, as of today, Thunderbolt is the correct term. Intel's page about it (linky) unveils it as Thunderbolt, with Light Peak having been the code name. This move makes sense since it can apparently be implemented over copper or fibre, with Apple's new MBPs using a copper implementation.