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"&amp;lt;vc&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Apple's implementation of Intel's Light Peak technology could be dubbed \"Thunderbolt,\" according to new pictures that claim to show the new 13-inch MacBook Pro hardware and box [updated with photo of English box].&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;\r\n\r\nAlleged hardware specifications provided to &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;AppleInsider&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt; show that in addition to a supposed Thunderbolt port, the new 13-inch MacBook Pro will also sport an input for an SDXC card. The specs also suggest that the 2.3GHz Core i5 processor will not be accompanied by a discrete graphics card.\r\n\r\nThe provided specifications include:\r\n&amp;lt;ul&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;2.3GHz Core i5 Processor\r\n&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;4 GB DDR3 @ 1333 MHz\r\n&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;320 GB HDD\r\n&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;13.3-inch display @ 1280x800 pixels\r\n&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Intel HD Graphics 3000 with 384 MB shared memory\r\n&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;FaceTime high-definition camera\r\n&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Thunderbolt connector supporting High-Speed I/O and MiniDisplay-Port devices\r\n&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;SDXC, Firewire 800, and two USB 2.0 slots\r\n&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Backlit keyboard\r\n&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;2.04kg weight&amp;lt;/ul&amp;gt;\r\n&amp;lt;div align=\"center\"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;img src=\"http://photos.appleinsider.com/thunderbolt-110223-1.png\" border=\"0\" width=\"361\" height=\"431\" alt=\"Thunderbolt 1\" /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;\r\n\r\nThe same supposed Thunderbolt logo was &amp;lt;a href=\"http://www.fscklog.com/2011/02/foto-specs-des-neuen-13-mbp-mit-core-i5-und-thunderbolt-anschluss.html\"&amp;gt;provided to&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;fscklog.com&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;, which also obtained a picture claimed to show the specifications of the new 13-inch MacBook Pro. Those details align with the information shared with &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;AppleInsider&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;.\r\n\r\n&amp;lt;div align=\"center\"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;img src=\"http://photos.appleinsider.com/thunderbolt-110223-2.png\" border=\"0\" width=\"500\" height=\"247\" alt=\"Thunderbolt 2\" /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;\r\n\r\n&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Update:&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt; Providing further confirmation that the specifications and Thunderbolt naming are legitimate, &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;MacRumors&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt; has &amp;lt;a href=\"http://www.macrumors.com/2011/02/23/macbook-pro-specs-lightpeak-known-as-thunderbolt/\"&amp;gt;also obtained&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; a picture of the supposed 13-inch MacBook Pro box. The new picture is in English, and shows the same details as reported above.\r\n\r\n&amp;lt;div align=\"center\"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;img src=\"http://photos.appleinsider.com/thunderbolt-110223-4.png\" border=\"0\" width=\"500\" height=\"323\" alt=\"Thunderbolt 4\" /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;\r\n\r\nFinally, a picture claiming to show the ports on the new 13-inch MacBook Pro, including Thunderbolt, has also surfaced. It shows the new high-speed port in the exact same shape as an existing Mini DisplayPort input, which could allow the picture to be easily doctored.\r\n\r\n&amp;lt;div align=\"center\"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;img src=\"http://photos.appleinsider.com/thunderbolt-110223-3.png\" border=\"0\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" alt=\"Thunderbird 3\" /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;\r\n\r\nApple is expected to introduce its new line of MacBook Pros &amp;lt;a href=\"http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/02/21/apple_to_celebrate_steve_jobs_birthday_with_release_of_new_macbookpros.html\"&amp;gt;on Thursday&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;. In addition to Intel's latest generation Sandy Bridge processors, the systems are rumored to have support for Intel's high-speed Light Peak data connections.\r\n\r\nIn fact, Intel is set to hold a press briefing on Light Peak &amp;lt;a href=\"http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/02/22/intel_to_debut_light_peak_alongside_apples_new_macbook_pros_thursday.html\"&amp;gt;the same day&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;. Sources also told &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;AppleInsider&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt; earlier this month that Apple's new MacBook Pros would feature &amp;lt;a href=\"http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/02/15/apples_new_macbook_pros_in_production_due_by_early_march_sources.html\"&amp;gt;new enhancements&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; outside of the jump to Intel's Sandy Bridge CPUs.\r\n\r\nIf accurate, the alleged pictures of Apple's 13-inch MacBook Pro and use of the term \"Thunderbolt\" suggest that the company could include a unique implementation of Light Peak with its own branding that would be unique to Apple products. It would also lend support to rumors that the &amp;lt;a href=\"http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/01/18/exclusive_chinese_supplier_floating_ipad_2_case_with_possible_sd_card_and_mini_displayport.html\"&amp;gt;forthcoming iPad 2&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; would feature a built-in Mini DisplayPort, perhaps for more than just a video out."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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