Apple Inc. has rolled out new, faster versions of its popular line of MacBook Pro laptops, the familiar gray notebook computers.
The latest line of portable computers, which Apple updates annually, include speedier processors, a higher-resolution built-in camera for video chatting and a new data transfer technology called Thunderbolt. Laptops account for about 14 percent of Apple’s quarterly sales.
Thunderbolt is a USB-like connector that can send data between devices at a rate of 10 gigabytes per second. By comparison, USB 2.0 transfers data at about 480 megabytes per second. Intel, which developed the technology with input from Apple, said a full-length high-definition movie can be transferred in less than 30 seconds .
Thunderbolt sockets can also connect computers to external monitors.
Associated Press
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