Blu-Ray Drive For Apple Notebooks 148
Sean Jackson writes "Fastmac has beaten Apple to the Blu-Ray punch and has a new slimline Blu-Ray drive that works in PowerBooks, iBooks, Mac Minis, the MacBook Pro 17", and a few other systems. It's pricey ($800), but you have to admit that burning 45 GB is pretty sweet. Here are technical specs. Fastmac says that playing Blu-Ray movies isn't currently supported since there is no software player. However, several solutions are in the works and there is always a chance OS X 10.5 will support playing movies. Perhaps this means that Apple isn't far behind and will be offering Blu-Ray with the next MacBook and MacBook Pro revisions."
Multi-boot? (Score:2, Funny)
Although, since all my HD movies are in the other format, it's kind of moot anyway. Mind you, some would say that about my not owning a MacBook, too.
Wow.. (Score:4, Funny)
Awesome (Score:1, Funny)
All we need now is for someone to actually release some PS3 games and we're good to go!
Re:Wow.. (Score:0, Funny)
*: Offer may not be incredible.
Re:How long? (Score:1, Funny)
So how are they gonna call it this time? (Score:1, Funny)
I mean... Superdrive?
Where was common sense that DVD RW/DL drives will be a common thing couple of months later, back then when someone came up with THAT idea?
Now its like pointing out that your brand new digital watch has a calculator and calling it "A Com-pew-thoor".
But you can still hear Mac users calling it a Superdrive.
Mac user: My brand new Mac has a Superdrive.
Non-Mac user: Dude, it is called a DVD Recorder... They are like... 30$ or something now.
Mac user: A SUUUUUPPEERR-DRIVE!!
Why Apple (probably) hasn't made this themselves (Score:4, Funny)
Customer: I bought this HD movie and it doesn't work in my drive can you help?
Apple: Sir, it's an HDDVD, you have a Bluray drive
Customer: But my Bluray drive is for HD isn't it?
Apple: Yes, but HDDVD and Bluray are different formats
Customer: But I want to be able to play HD movies!
Apple: *sigh*
So what (Score:3, Funny)