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I'm planning to buy the new Macbook Pro with the i7 processor. As a web developer and general techie, I want a machine that will stay current for a while, and I think I've achieved that by maxing out the specs available for this machine. However, I'm still worried about the onset of Bluray technology. As I'm sure you know, this machine doesn't read nor write Blurays.

Is there any idea when Apple will begin to offer the Bluray option? More importantly, will it be possible to upgrade my drive to a Bluray one in the near future (for a reasonable price) and maintain compatability? If so, will I need the 17" to fit the upgrade or will the 15" have enough room? I really want the 15" but the 3rd party upgrades I see now, are all for the 17"...Still I'm hoping Apple offers something, rather than going third party and the price right now is outrageous. $699 is the best I've seen. That's rediculous. Thanks for any insight.
 
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Iceman692 said:
Is there any idea when Apple will begin to offer the Bluray option? More importantly, will it be possible to upgrade my drive to a Bluray one in the near future (for a reasonable price) and maintain compatability? If so, will I need the 17" to fit the upgrade or will the 15" have enough room?
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I don't know...and I doubt anyone else here knows for sure.

Your best bet is to call up Apple...and ask to speak with Steve Jobs. He can probably give you a better answer than any of us!;)

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If you want B-R for playing commercial B-R movies, then I suggest you stick with purchasing a Windows machine. There is not now, nor have I seen any indications that this will become possible in OS X. Of course, none of us will see it until it's released.

If you're looking to burn B-R data discs or burn your own home movies to B-R, then you can get an external along with Toast.
 
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Hey mate,

If you want an external Blu-Ray drive, Amex digital makes quite a nice one. It comes in either White or Black. For the Blu-Ray reader/DVD writter it costs US$289.00. And if you want a Blu-Ray reader/burner it costs US$389.00.

Take a look here:

AMEX | Portable Blu-ray Super Multi Drive for New MacBook

:)

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Iceman692 said:
I'm planning to buy the new Macbook Pro with the i7 processor. As a web developer and general techie, I want a machine that will stay current for a while, and I think I've achieved that by maxing out the specs available for this machine. However, I'm still worried about the onset of Bluray technology. As I'm sure you know, this machine doesn't read nor write Blurays.

Is there any idea when Apple will begin to offer the Bluray option? More importantly, will it be possible to upgrade my drive to a Bluray one in the near future (for a reasonable price) and maintain compatability? If so, will I need the 17" to fit the upgrade or will the 15" have enough room? I really want the 15" but the 3rd party upgrades I see now, are all for the 17"...Still I'm hoping Apple offers something, rather than going third party and the price right now is outrageous. $699 is the best I've seen. That's rediculous. Thanks for any insight.
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The prices are rather amusing.

I don't think Apple will ship Macs with Blu-Ray until the next version of OS X. (10.7) and the reason is that the DRM for BluRay has to be integrated into the OS. It's a bit of a farce, considering it's already been cracked, but it's a lot of the reason.

I haven't seen any drives that will fit the unibody, your best bet might be an external drive.

OWC Mercury Pro Blu-ray burner: FireWire 800/400, USB & eSATA - SlashGear
 
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Steve Jobs
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"there's an email address for that"
Send him a shout, u may get a humorous reply
 
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DRMac said:
Steve Jobs
sjobs [at] apple.com

"there's an email address for that"
Send him a shout, u may get a humorous reply
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Maybe we could send Steve a "Tweet"!;)

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Thanks to those who actually gave some useful information rather than the smart *** remarks. I appologize that I was not aware of whether or not Apple has made any statements regarding the future of Bluray in its product. Nevertheless, I'll be sure to send something over to the CEO of Apple. Or maybe since you seem to have time to waste, you could send it for me?

Thanks for the links. I especially like that AMEX product. I think that's what I'll end up going with. Very slick. So I suppose I can anticipate this being "plug and play" in OSX 10.7?
 
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Thanks for the links. I especially like that AMEX product. I think that's what I'll end up going with. Very slick. So I suppose I can anticipate this being "plug and play" in OSX 10.7?
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I would say hope rather than anticipate, and I also would be surprised if 10.7 lands before summer 2011, although that is also a wild guess. Perhaps there will be a 3rd party app that can do the playback.

It's pretty sad that the only way to watch a BR movie on the Mac is to break the law, or install Windows.
 
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benparko said:
AMEX | Portable Blu-ray Super Multi Drive for New MacBook

:)

-Ben
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That is just bad azz right there!!!! Thanks for the link Ben!:Cool:

DRMac said:
Steve Jobs
sjobs [at] apple.com

"there's an email address for that"
Send him a shout, u may get a humorous reply
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try this...

Steve-Jobs-Reply-Generator.png
 
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JUKE179r said:
That is just bad azz right there!!!! Thanks for the link Ben!:Cool:



try this...

Steve-Jobs-Reply-Generator.png
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LOL!
And that BD drive is a gorgeous thing indeed~! A bit of a shame about the $$$, but that's what you get for early adoption I guess.
 

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