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Heavens Downfall · 04-23-2007, 11:34 PM

Weak! I emailed them and...

Thank you for your email.

The MacBook Pro 15" does not have enough clearance room inside to
accommodate the BluRay drive.

Sincerely,

Darlene Conners
FastMac Performance Upgrades

monkeytap · 04-26-2007, 11:01 PM

i think a $800 price tag is 2x what i paid for the intel mac mini i would put it into! the tray loading drive for desktops is only $500. I might have to put that into my old G4 dual processor. ive been eyeing the cheapest camcorders as well, and I figure I could be producing blu ray films by the end of the summer for under a grand. sick.

monkeytap · 12-13-2007, 03:25 PM

has anyone got this drive yet? I am thinking about getting it, but realize that with minimal support from apple, it will be a pain in the ass to accomplish anything worthwile.

also looking into installing linux on my mac, hoping the drive would also work with that.

if anyone has more info, I would love to hear it

monkeytap · 12-13-2007, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Banjo

I don't see how that's possible. It's perfectly capable of using 2 optical disc drives.

well, according to the site my powermac G4 is compatiable with the tray loading blu-ray drive.
might be picking this up and will be letting you know...

saljr · 12-13-2007, 07:40 PM

Great News for the Apple owners and Blu-Ray.

CptGreedle · 12-13-2007, 07:43 PM

Is there any chance this would work on the iMac as well?
I plan to buy a new iMac in 2008 and want to get a BD/DVD/CD burner with it.

bdLuvr · 12-13-2007, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CptGreedle

Is there any chance this would work on the iMac as well?
I plan to buy a new iMac in 2008 and want to get a BD/DVD/CD burner with it.

if its slot loading its laptop only. this is why for the last 5 MacPros we've purchased (work) I opted for a single drive waiting for the BD drive

edit >chances are, it would make more sense to get an external BD anway. great if you have more PCs/Macs around

Sonny · 12-13-2007, 07:57 PM

Im past due for a new mac

CptGreedle · 12-13-2007, 08:01 PM

Just so you know, the iMac uses a slot loading drive as well.
I don't see why it shouldn't work in the iMac like in the Macbook.

Take a look here: http://www.apple.com/imac/

binarymelon · 12-13-2007, 08:17 PM

I think if you go to the actual press release it lists the Intel iMac as one of the compatible systems.

monkeytap · 12-13-2007, 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xcntuatd77

get a dell xps m1530. better laptop, performance, and looks are killer.

with bluray drive and 2 gig memory and 2gig processor, 256mb video, 120gb hard drive.... $1450 shipped.

but...dude, its a dell

is the blu-ray drive a dual layer burner?

w_tanoto · 12-14-2007, 08:42 AM

i am wondering if fastmac is authorised by apple to offer this.

daronk · 12-14-2007, 09:27 AM

Nothing to get excited about, you will not be able to watch movies as HDCP is not supported in Mac OSX for now...

monkeytap · 12-14-2007, 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daronk

Nothing to get excited about, you will not be able to watch movies as HDCP is not supported in Mac OSX for now...

what about using AnyDVD through parallels or boot camp? or even boot up in linux?

if I get this drive would I be able to do anything with it?

12-14-2007, 09:27 AM	#33
daronk Member Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Geneva Switzerland Blu-ray collection:1	BD drive for Mac Nothing to get excited about, you will not be able to watch movies as HDCP is not supported in Mac OSX for now...

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04-23-2007, 11:34 PM	#21
Heavens Downfall Active Member Member since:Feb 2007 Location:Colorado	Weak! I emailed them and... Thank you for your email. The MacBook Pro 15" does not have enough clearance room inside to accommodate the BluRay drive. Sincerely, Darlene Conners FastMac Performance Upgrades

04-26-2007, 11:01 PM	#22
monkeytap Active Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:saint paul Blu-ray reviews:1	i think a $800 price tag is 2x what i paid for the intel mac mini i would put it into! the tray loading drive for desktops is only $500. I might have to put that into my old G4 dual processor. ive been eyeing the cheapest camcorders as well, and I figure I could be producing blu ray films by the end of the summer for under a grand. sick.

12-13-2007, 03:25 PM	#23
monkeytap Active Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:saint paul Blu-ray reviews:1	has anyone got this drive yet? I am thinking about getting it, but realize that with minimal support from apple, it will be a pain in the ass to accomplish anything worthwile. also looking into installing linux on my mac, hoping the drive would also work with that. if anyone has more info, I would love to hear it

12-13-2007, 07:40 PM	#25
saljr Active Member Member since:Nov 2006 Location:Stockton,California	Great News for the Apple owners and Blu-Ray.

12-13-2007, 07:43 PM	#26
CptGreedle Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Sworn super-hero now services Atlanta (and suburbs). Blu-ray collection:128 Blu-ray reviews:5	Is there any chance this would work on the iMac as well? I plan to buy a new iMac in 2008 and want to get a BD/DVD/CD burner with it.

12-13-2007, 07:57 PM	#28
Sonny Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Home Theater Gallery:8 Blu-ray reviews:6 Trading Score:1	Im past due for a new mac

12-13-2007, 08:01 PM	#29
CptGreedle Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Sworn super-hero now services Atlanta (and suburbs). Blu-ray collection:128 Blu-ray reviews:5	Just so you know, the iMac uses a slot loading drive as well. I don't see why it shouldn't work in the iMac like in the Macbook. Take a look here: http://www.apple.com/imac/

12-13-2007, 08:17 PM	#30
binarymelon Blu-ray Guru Member since:Apr 2007 Location:PEI, Canada Trading Score:4	I think if you go to the actual press release it lists the Intel iMac as one of the compatible systems.

12-14-2007, 08:42 AM	#32
w_tanoto Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Hatfield, UK / Jakarta, Indonesia Blu-ray collection:37 Blu-ray reviews:47	i am wondering if fastmac is authorised by apple to offer this.

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