New Macbook Pro

Peter Kraft · June 9th, 2008, 03:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul Chiu

if they announce anything new for the MBP monday, i wish it is a blu-ray option. they would be perfect for us HD users.

Paul, as soon as Panasonic and the likes have a BR-drive small enough to fit into the MBP enclosure, you can retrofit that into any Powerbook and MBP :-) That is how I replaced my aging super drives until I needed a real speed jump processor-wise. So no need to buy a new MBP if the feature-delta is only a BR-drive.

P.

Edit: Look here: www.mcetech.com/

Peter Kraft · June 9th, 2008, 03:21 AM

Sorry submitted twice

Jamie Allan · June 11th, 2008, 08:38 AM

So no updates from WWDC - I rekon we're looking at the end of the year for blu ray macbook pros and macpros.

I know the models they're using are the same matshita ones that sony use as adobe have already qualified them for CS3 with macbook pros and mac pros :)

Paul Chiu · June 11th, 2008, 01:47 PM

it's true you could put one in yourself, but with blu-ray, requiring firmware and specific drivers, you really do not want to do that.

there is already some panasonic (matsushita) half height blu-ray drive for notebooks already, slot loading which dell has on their XPS notebooks. they can be bought for about US $600, but again, no apple firmware available that i know of.

paul

Craig Seeman · June 11th, 2008, 04:51 PM

Keep in mind that Apple DVDStudioPro can't author any form of Blu-ray video disk yet.

Certainly you can install a Blu-ray burner in MacPros. I know of folks doing that already. There's a company that many recommend for Mac and they have drives for MacBookPro 17" but the company isn't DVInfo sponsor so I probably can't mention them.

Jason Bodnar · June 11th, 2008, 05:05 PM

Since I just bought my MBP....I am just looking at one of these...

http://www.lacie.com/us/products/product.htm?pid=11054

Craig Seeman · June 11th, 2008, 05:15 PM

Lesser known company than LaCie but well known to Mac Professionals. I know post house buying these drives for their authoring

Tray for Desktop
http://fastmac.com/slim_bluray.php

Slot for MacBookPro17"
http://store.fastmac.com/product_inf...roducts_id=338

June 11th, 2008, 01:47 PM	#19
Paul Chiu Major Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: new york Posts: 231	peter it's true you could put one in yourself, but with blu-ray, requiring firmware and specific drivers, you really do not want to do that. there is already some panasonic (matsushita) half height blu-ray drive for notebooks already, slot loading which dell has on their XPS notebooks. they can be bought for about US $600, but again, no apple firmware available that i know of. paul

June 9th, 2008, 03:21 AM	#17
Peter Kraft Major Player Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Europe Posts: 245	Sorry submitted twice

June 11th, 2008, 08:38 AM	#18
Jamie Allan Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Notts, UK Posts: 101	So no updates from WWDC - I rekon we're looking at the end of the year for blu ray macbook pros and macpros. I know the models they're using are the same matshita ones that sony use as adobe have already qualified them for CS3 with macbook pros and mac pros :)

June 11th, 2008, 04:51 PM	#20
Craig Seeman Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Brooklyn, NY, USA Posts: 3,841	Keep in mind that Apple DVDStudioPro can't author any form of Blu-ray video disk yet. Certainly you can install a Blu-ray burner in MacPros. I know of folks doing that already. There's a company that many recommend for Mac and they have drives for MacBookPro 17" but the company isn't DVInfo sponsor so I probably can't mention them.

June 11th, 2008, 05:05 PM	#21
Jason Bodnar Major Player Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Seattle WA Posts: 376	Since I just bought my MBP....I am just looking at one of these... http://www.lacie.com/us/products/product.htm?pid=11054

June 11th, 2008, 05:15 PM	#22
Craig Seeman Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Brooklyn, NY, USA Posts: 3,841	Lesser known company than LaCie but well known to Mac Professionals. I know post house buying these drives for their authoring Tray for Desktop http://fastmac.com/slim_bluray.php Slot for MacBookPro17" http://store.fastmac.com/product_inf...roducts_id=338