FastMac reveals slimline 2x Blu-ray burner for Mac laptops

For those who look at their PowerBook, iBook or MacBook Pro and long for a Blu-ray optical drive, FastMac's got you covered. Of course, some Macs were already on its list of compatible machines, but the firm is now announcing that the trio of aforementioned systems have joined the fray alongside the iMac and Mac mini. The slimline drive writes to BD-RE at 2x, DVD±RW at 8x and CD-R/W at 8x, and provides up to 50GB of storage on a single disc. The unit is slated to ship within 30 days and is available for pre-order as we speak for a stiff $999.99.

[DeadPlasmaCell Posted Oct 6th 2007 4:12AM]

Jesus, $1k??

[DaveBG Posted Oct 6th 2007 7:49AM]

I got a Blu-ray burner form Lite-On for $450 and it burns to DL (50GB) as well :)
PC > MAC :D

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 6th 2007 8:23AM]

Now we need Apple to add UDF 2.5 support and native BD playback to Leopard...

[JDM Posted Oct 7th 2007 1:33AM]

I think that cost might be because it's the 9mm tall optical drive. If it was the 12mm tall drive, then it would probably be cheaper.