It will be like the voodoo envy. The macbook will no longer have an ethernet port or dvd drive and it will be on the power brick. The powerbrick will work as a wifi superdrive and router for wifi. Most likely you will always take your power brick with so why not make it part of the power brick so that the laptop can be smaller.
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MacBook 'Brick' Codename Speculation
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Not necessarily... look at the way the power plug is swappable on the current brick. What if the brick were a part of the dock section, but you could pop it out and just take the small brick with you, leaving the heavy stuff behind?
Here's hoping you're right! It's the only reason I've held back thus far from buying the Eee PC 1000.
Is there someone that works at apple named B. Rick? Or Rick B?
Or maybe what we should focus on is the ICK. It's gonna be ugly and make everyone go "ICK! Gross! ICK!"
Or maybe what we should focus on is the ICK. It's gonna be ugly and make everyone go "ICK! Gross! ICK!"
I like Macenstein's theory. How do you really mess with Windows though?
Official Mac OS X for PC, ($299 and serialized to protect Apple's hardware profits, of course.)
Is it just me or does hearing MacBook Brick make you think about a ToughBook-like designed MacBook?
^ Return of the Pismo? Modular drive bays?
Brick might also mean we are finally getting a G5 notebook.
Too bad the picture does not show the retractable wheels very well
Maybe they're referring to component style electronics that can be stacked in custom configurations.
i.e. stack a MacBook Brick onto a dock for added storage/graphics.
Like the LaCie external drive that's the same footprint as the Mac Mini
Edit: Beat by a Toe
i.e. stack a MacBook Brick onto a dock for added storage/graphics.
Like the LaCie external drive that's the same footprint as the Mac Mini
Edit: Beat by a Toe
no offense, but i HATE that idea. I tuck all my wires away where i cant see them, thank you very much.
what if the new macbooks could have a swappable dvd drive?like some other notebooks do, you could then add a battery or another hdd? dedicated graphics are to be excluded, i'm afraid..
I thought about it remembering the "interchangeable" keyboards of older powerbooks
but still, Apple is trying to eliminate movable parts, look at the MBA that's been the best built apple notebook,right?
I thought about it remembering the "interchangeable" keyboards of older powerbooks
but still, Apple is trying to eliminate movable parts, look at the MBA that's been the best built apple notebook,right?
now thats one culinary trick i never thought of trying...but i'm figuring you'd be right
But Really I Could Kry....if the MBs don't come out soon!
That would be very surprising! All about the Brick to me would entail a hell of a lot more than just the PS!
Many are expecting as Jobs stated a long time ago backlit LED Displays and then there's that rumor regarding a glass touch pad which mystifies me!
It would be very boring if the only change is the power supply!
