Comments on: Anatomy of an Apple rumor: 'The Brick'

By: J Milwaukee, WI

J Milwaukee, WI — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:15:05 +0000

fyi: my gf just got a new vista lappy. it works suprisingly well. i never actually tried vista, except for at the begining. I guess they improved it.

its quick, granted its got 3 gb ram.

(it was less $$ than my pro)

Posted By chris, gainesville, florida : October 3, 2008 2:18 pm

Update this post in a couple of months and let us know if the shine wears off.

By: Grant, Longvalley, SD

Grant, Longvalley, SD — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:36:26 +0000

The thing that most people take for granted abot a brick is that there are no moving parts. I hope it is a laptop where the only moveing part is in the DVD drive.

By: chris, gainesville, florida

chris, gainesville, florida — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:18:25 +0000

fyi: my gf just got a new vista lappy. it works suprisingly well. i never actually tried vista, except for at the begining. I guess they improved it.

its quick, granted its got 3 gb ram.

(it was less $$ than my pro)

By: squarebrackets

squarebrackets — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:42:55 +0000

Well I stil use my iBook G4

and I'm pleased with it, so

I'll prob be waiting before

I invest in something new

By: yet another steve, san diego, ca

yet another steve, san diego, ca — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 01:18:24 +0000

Ahhhh yes The Brick. The mythical home of all the hopes and dreams of applites everywhere.

The thing is, to SJ, "brick" is a BAD thing. It ain't elegant, and it weighs you down. So "elminating the brick" (some "brick" candidate) makes more sense than brick as a form factor.

By: Tom

Tom — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 23:53:49 +0000

$499 for an Apple TV with all those geeky features? Don't think so.

By: Sean, Redmond WA

Sean, Redmond WA — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 22:27:50 +0000

Wiki Answers says the average weight of a brick is 2.7kg.

The average weight of the 17″ (3.08kg) and 15″ (2.45kg) MacBook Pro is 2.765kg.

I think it is at least reasonable to speculate that “the brick” is nothing more than a reference to the laptop carried by every road warrior. I can envision Steve Jobs comparing the typical laptop to a brick before introducing new lighter weight MacBooks.

By: BigPaise, Colorado Springs, CO

BigPaise, Colorado Springs, CO — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 20:03:23 +0000

Here's another idea. What does a brick do when you throw it into the water? It "syncs"

Let's add more… A device that syncs your whole account and contains the entire operating system. You can then plug it into any compatible computer (PC or Mac hardware) and use the hardware of that machine for your session. It's just that the OS cannot be transferred or copied and you walk away with all your stuff until you reach the next machine to work on. No need to clone a Mac anymore, but it must be tied to a "home" Mac.

It is small, lightweight, and nothing but solid state.

This could pretty much be accomplished with any iPod or iPhone right now, but a few interfaces must be added and a whole MacOS to drive the host machine.

WDYT?

By: KenC, Edenton, NC

KenC, Edenton, NC — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 16:07:27 +0000

BRICK = Blu Ray Integrated Cloud Kit

Doesn't make any sense, does it, but I know it's an acronym!

By: Greg, Altadena, CA

Greg, Altadena, CA — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:51:04 +0000

"BRICK" or "BRIC"? BRIC refers to Brazil, Russia, India and China—the emerging markets of the digital tsunami. It may be that Jobs was referring to global markets…