MacBook Pros to have better battery and HD screens, white MacBook finished

Cheesy as it sounds, Thunderbolt is just the kind of name this technology needs to survive. Thunderbolt to LightPeak is the same as Blu-Ray to HD-DVD, and we all know who won that battle, hah.

I've had a hankerin' for buying a 13" Macbook Pro for a while now. Personally, I'd happy with an upgraded processor, whether it's a new fancy Sandy Bridge or not in this size. 1280 x 800 is a perfectly acceptable resolution on a screen this size, it's the equivalent to a 720P TV but in a 16:10 format, and besides the higher you go the smaller your icons and text become anyways.

To further expand on the HD / High Resolution debate, technically speaking any TV resolution higher than 480P can be considered HD, while 1080P is commonly referred to as "true" or "full" HD (rest assured the HD resolution race won't stop there either). It's also common knowledge in the A/V industry that below a certain size, usually around 26", there is zero perceivable benefit to 1080P video vs. 720P video. There are also viewing distance calculations that factor in larger sizes which determine that beyond X distance away from a given screen based on it's size, you will not perceive a difference.

When it comes to monitors and data projectors, 1024 x 768 and above is widely considered and accepted as a high resolution format. As someone sort of mentioned above, it's also the equivalent of 720P, but in a 4:3 aspect ratio.

Seems to me these rumors are mutually exclusive with what we have seen from Mac rumors leaks today no?

I mean if we believe mac rumors the low end MBP has a core i5 chip and the screen resolution is 1280x800 (massive fail IMO)

Seems to me one either they are wrong or you are.

so much for high res 13".. based on the leak.

Thunder does not produce a bolt; it is a sound that follows a lightning bolt. Leave "Thunderbolts" to the XFL (from Birmingham, AL).

What exactly do Apple mean by a "HD Display"?? From what I see, the 13" and 15" do not have HD displays i.e. 1080 line resolution. So what gives??!

The 17", however, will no doubt have a screen with sufficient resolution to be classed as "true HD".

Or am I barking totally up the wrong tree??

I'm so in need of an updated mbp. I still using ones prior to unibody

Definitely Light Peak, definitely not any of the other stuff (no upgraded display, fancy SSD/HD combo, etc.)

I hope there will be a comparable 13" MacBook to replace the white one at the same price point. I've been looking into getting one and I'm not really interested in the 11" air.

Is this a big leap forward in terms of tech (processor, etc)? I am thinking of selling my late 2008 MBP, but I can wait a till the summer/fall if there is a bigger jump. Thanks.