I totally agree that Thunderbolt is the way to go. I cannot have dropped frames in my type of business (mostly high end film transfer (sound and silent). I am also waiting for Lenovo to come up with the Thundrebolt laptop and QUAD CORE (they do not have one at the time) and combine it with the Blackmagic Thunderbolt. Did you ever find a Windows laptop with Thunderbolt – QUAD CORE – Ivy Bridge that is available “now” in the USA?