New 15" HD PB's have digital audio in/out - what about older

I'm wondering if the digital audio in/out capability on the 15" is new to the HD 1.67's or was this on earlier models? I have a 1.25GHz and I'm guessing I don't have it on mine.
Thanks,
Tim

This feature has been introduced to 15" with the release of the new PBs.

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this morning i'm trying it again and it's working, briefly. i've found that by moving the cable around near the output jack that the sound will come and go. i tried a different cable with the same results. although it seemed to work less frequently. both cables in different devices (including a previous generation macbook) work fine.
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