Copy your favorite movies and music to disc with this lg ap70ns50 doublelayer dvdrwcdrw drive, which features an overall maximum dvd write speed of 8x for speedy burning. There is no support in the mac os for playing bluray, even on an external drive. As the worlds very first and best bluray player software for mac os x, mac bluray player is designed to play all blu ray discs, blu ray iso files, or blu ray bdmv folders on all mac models macbook pro, air, mac mini, imac, mac pro with os 10. Bluray internal drive macbook pro 17 unibody macrumors.
If you want to play a blu ray file, just click on open file on the main interface and choose the blu ray video you would like to watch from local media files, then click open. Mce technologies mce has announced that it has begun shipping the firstever internal bluray recordable drive for macbook pro. It should just work, i have been doing exactly that for many years and external dvds have always worked on my macs. Sata bluray internal laptop drives drives for sale ebay. The last apple mac to ship with an optical cd or dvd drive was a in macbook pro, originally released in june 2012, but on sale until october 2016, when apple discontinued that model. This 16x drive is fast at burning blu ray discs, and its even compatible with mdisc, so your archives will last much longer.
I have read in other forums people installing this drive. Please remember to be considerate of other members. Connect the external blu ray drive to your macbook pro with the cable. Best bluray drive and bluray player software for mac and. Mac pro internal sata bluray drive replacement early 2008.
Burn up to 128gb on a single bluray disc in as little as 15 minutes. Lg 8x external usb doublelayer dvdrwcdrw drive black. Aug 29, 2011 im getting a 17 macbook pro in the next few months. As it turns out, there are only few bluray drives which are compatible dimensionwise with a unibody macbook pro and the lack of apple support for this media makes driver support, associated software and other requirements makes reliable information on using a blueray drive with os x and macs hard. It can burn bluray movies and data up to 6x speeding, the fastest slim laptop drive in the world. What is the best bluray external drive f apple community. Installation of an internal sata blu ray drive, which involves installing a sata cable. The quad layer bdxlr discs, on the other hand,allows you to write up to 128gb. Jan 25, 2020 housed in an aluminum casing, the owc mercury pro may be a bit bulky and boxy, but what it lacks in looks it makes up for in performance. This superslim blu ray writer is best for mac laptops and windows notebooks to read and write single and dual layer blu ray, dvd and cd media.
First plug in the external drive to a usb port that you know works with other devices now insert a dvd movie that you know w. In that same vein, some external blu ray drives only work with windows, others only work with macs, and some can be used with both. Aluminum external usb bluray writer super drive for apple. Also you can use this amazing bl ray media player software to play. Speed if you only want an external blu ray drive to watch movies, speed isnt a big. Do not post advertisements, offensive materials, profanity, or personal attacks. Apple may provide or recommend responses as a possible solution based on the information provided. Can i replace internal dvd drive with a bluray drive. Lg wh14ns40 14x internal blu ray mdisc support burner cd dvd bdxl rewriter. Jan 23, 20 if you are like me you want your macbook pro equipped with an internal 9. Is there an internal blu ray drive for macbook pro yet. Browse our external and internal bluray options online. I have a first gen mac pro equipped with the lg hldtst bddvdrw ggch20l drive, firmware version 1. If seeing is believing heres a youtube with the details.
Its like steve jobs said once, blu ray is a bag of hurt to implement it in a mac. Hi, i have searched the communities to find out if i can get a blu ray drive for my mbp running lion, but i only keep finding articles about very creative workarounds. Ssds experience the true speed of your mac or pc with lightening fast owc solid state drives. The mce internal bluray recordable drive for macbook pro can record data and high definition video to 25gb, 50gb, and 100gb blu ray recordable discs, and can play back commercial blu ray movie titles directly on the macbook pro with software included with the drive. How to reassemble an internal blu ray drive for macbook. Ultimate 17 macbook pro 2 internal ssd drives, bluray. Prices are comming down eventually, and i forsee a time that i will be able to buy a slimline blu ray drive to replace the dvd burner in the mbp in the next 6 months. Buy genuine new blu ray burner superdrive optical drive for for apple macbook pro unibody mid2012 a1278 a1286 laptop internal 6x 3d bdre dl blue ray super multi 8x dvd rw writer replacement. I must confess i have not actually put a blu in it yet. Is there an internal bluray drive for ma apple community. Their are some with 12,5mm in height, but they will only fit in a 17. Asus bw16d1ht computer international direct blu ray writer black.
Based on lg bluray technology, the mce technologies 16x bluray internal recordable drive for apple mac pro early 2009 thru mid 2012 is completely preconfigured for easy user installation. There is thirdparty bluray player software, but its new and reportedly still buggy. So in my opinion, its not possible to fit an internal blu ray drive into a 15 macbook pro unibody. With this guidelines, you will play blu ray disc on macbook pro as easy as turn your hand over. The mce technologies 16x bluray internal recordable drives for apple mac pro and power mac and external usb recordable drives for mac are the fastest.
Feb 26, 2008 im wondering if the current macbook pro will run blu ray with no problems on my penryn 17 mbp that im buying. Asus bw16d1ht pro internal 16x blu ray writer extreme 16x blu ray writing speed, backup 25gb data in only 8 minutes mdisc support bdxl support, up to 128gb data storage in one disc egreen saves over 50% of power consumption doubles data security with password control and encoded file name functionality friendly interface with three simple steps to burn a disc eyepopping blu. Mce ships first internal bluray recordable drive for. I know there is software for it, but getting the external drive is harder as most of them only have support for windows. Mce internal 16x bluray recordable drive for mac pro and power. Internal bluray burner, writer, player for apple mac pro tower early 2009 thru mid 2012 with mac bluray. Play full blu ray menu, blu ray disc, iso file, and bdmv folder on mac. One must be careful in making sure all the connections are secure. Bluray up to 16x, dvd up to 24x, dvddl up to 16x, cdrw up to 48x readwrite burn speeds. Shop for blu ray drives for macbook pro at best buy. In addition, the mce technologies 16x bluray recordable drive for mac pro is compatible with mdisc recordable bluray and dvd media which are engineered to last up to years.
Cable, cablecreation 2pack 6inch sata 15 pin male to 2xsata 15 pin down. Uj267 uses slimline sata, the connection type for the latest generation of blu ray. This site contains user submitted content, comments and opinions and is for informational purposes only. As soon as lovefilm complete my order i will do so and let you know the outcome. In addition to writing to 25gb singlelayer, 50gb duallayer, 100gb triplelayer, and 128gb quadlayer bluray discs. Also you can use this amazing bl ray media player software to play blu ray or videos. The asus 12x bluray drive has a 16x burning speed, which is among the fastest of the optical drives out there. With this internal bluray drive, you can write on threelayer bdxlr and bdxl re discs with data of up to 100gb. It seems like apple, with his eagerness to design the thinnest notebooks, has made it almost impossible to install an internal bluray drive inside a unibody macbook pro. Make offer blu ray bdrom dvdcdrw sata drive ct40n for dell xps 15 l501x l502x tray load panasonic uj260 6x bdxl blu ray 8x dvd cd burner player 12. Lg gh24nsc0 internal 24x super multi with mdisc support sata. Can i replace internal dvd drive with a blu ray drive. Create an external place any internal blu ray drive into the external enclosure of your choice to create a custom blu ray external drive. I ended up getting free updates and the software also has a built in amplifier for sound.
Fortunately, f2fsoft dvd player is aimed to decrypt the protection of blu ray disc and dvd so that we can play dvds on mac without troubles. The article will tell you how to use macbook pro bluray player software in details. The mce technologies 16x blu ray internal recordable drives for apple mac pro and power mac and external usb recordable drives for mac are the fastest and most versatile blu ray drive we have ever shipped. If you are playing blu ray folder or files, you can skip this step. Which internal bluray drives are compatible with a unibody. Internal and external bluray optical drives from owc. Windows 10 usb external bluray player doesnt see any. Apr 03, 20 sonnet has announced a new thunderbolt dock that combines usb 3. It also includes mac bluray player software so you can watch commercial bluray movies right on your mac pro.
I switched the sata cable to an empty spot on the board and it then recognizes the drive but will only play regular dvds not blu ray. My problem is just the opposite, my internal blu ray player is not being recognized. As the worlds very first and best blu ray player software for mac os x, mac blu ray player is designed to play all blu ray discs, blu ray iso files, or blu ray bdmv folders on all mac models macbook pro, air, mac mini, imac, mac pro with os 10. This is due to the mac pro early 2008 series only coming with the pata 40 pin cable. Sonnet announces thunderbolt dock with internal drive bay and. Internal hard drives internal storage upgrades for 2. I hope after watching this video you have a better understanding of how to install a blu ray drive. This item blu ray external 3d drive reader, cloudtale usb c 3.
Most mac computers have abandoned the bulky internal dvd drive, so we need to buy an external dvd drive. Buy ynx new internal bluray reader ca21n ca40n sata slot in 3d bluray player dvd cd writer for imac mac mini and other laptops. It utilizes a slotload drive mechanism which means no external moving parts. The only official custom configuration option apple offers for the second 5. Do you want to play blu ray movies on imac, mac mini, macbook, mac pro, macbook air, macbook pro, etc.
Or connect external dvd drive to your pc via a usb cable. Macbook pro macrumors attracts a broad audience of both consumers and professionals interested in the latest technologies and products. How to get my mac to recognize an external dvd drive quora. The mce technologies bluray drive took a little more time and care in installing it in my mid 2009 17 macbook pro. Product new 6 x 3d blu ray dvd player portable external usb 3.
Mce internal 16x bluray recordable drive for mac pro and. And usb blu ray drive is very easy to get, you may try your best to get a powerful mac blu ray player software. Now remove the top metal shell of the new bluray drive in the same fashion. External bluray drive for the macbook pr apple community. Since then my macbook has died the dreaded graphics card failure and i will be purchasing the new macbook pro 15 and looking to buy an external blu ray drive and i will also be using the mac blu ray player software again. If you are not finding what you are looking for via search try our helpful product category pages. Place any internal bluray, dvd or cd drive into an owc external enclosure to create a custom optical drive solution. How to burn a cd, dvd or bluray disc on a mac macworld uk. I have just brought a slot loading internal panasonic blu ray drive for my mid 2010 mac mini.
Internal blu ray drives free delivery possible on eligible purchases. External hard drives external hard drive upgrades covering all. All you need is an usb external blu ray drive and a great macos mojave blu ray player software. However, the mac pro is capable of supporting thirdparty optical drive options that include bluray. We also boast an active community focused on purchasing decisions and technical aspects of the iphone, ipod, ipad, and mac platforms.
Hi has anyone here installed an internal blu ray drive in a macbook pro 15 mid2011 and played blu ray disks successfully. Apple macbook pro unibody super drive sata a1278 a1286 6780593b ad5970h. You will have to remove the top case of the blu ray drive and replace it with the old dvd top case of the drive that came with you macbook pro. This is the only way to secure the drive in the drive bay of the laptop since the macbook pro s dvd drive has a custom top. Make sure to instal the mac bluray player disk before playing commercial bluray disks. It is an lg and also uses cyberlink powerdvd software. Upgradereplace current superdrive or cdrwcombo for faster performance andor more capability. If you are like me you want your macbook pro equipped with an internal 9. Which internal bluray drives are compatible with a. This kit also comes with a 4 pin with which you can connect 2 sata cables. Im just going to get a macbook pro with retina display and i want to watch blu ray discs on it. It is ideal as a combined application that lets you read and write to bluray, dvd and cd formats.
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