This site contains user submitted content, comments and opinions and is for informational purposes only. Please note that the archgon bluray drive does not come with software, and that apple and. A friend bought the same drive a long while back and his is pretty fast the drive actually spins up really quick and it rips much faster. 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. When plug this external bluray player into usb or usb c port computer or other devices,you can see there is a colorchanged light on the top of the shell,there are several colours that are changing and.
The products offered here work well with the mac mini and any type of apple computer, including the macbook and imac. Also you can use this amazing blray media player software to play. I know there is software for it, but getting the external drive is harder as most of them only have support for windows. Internal and external bluray optical drives from owc. This is due to the mac pro early 2008 series only coming with the pata 40 pin cable. The cable and plug tucks into a grooved track molded into the bottom of the drive.
Flag as inappropriate will this play bluray dvds on macbook pro 2017. So in my opinion, its not possible to fit an internal blu ray drive into a 15 macbook pro unibody. Im having a really hard time location a good external drive for my 2015 macbook pro that can read bluray discs that actually rips fast. Surface pro 3 external bluray drive microsoft community.
Nolyth external blue ray drive is compatible with mac os and windows system,can read and burn dvds, cds as well as 3d bluray discs that supports data storage up to 128gb. Another ultra slim external dvd drive is dell dw316. Dell dw316 external optical drive is powered by your ultrabooks or notebooks usb port. How to use cds, dvds, and blurays on a mac without an. Dec 15, 2014 apples macbook air, along with many other macs, no longer includes an optical drive. This 16x drive is fast at burning blu ray discs, and its even compatible with mdisc, so your archives will last much longer.
Create an external place any internal blu ray drive into the external enclosure of your choice to create a custom blu ray external drive. This item sea tech aluminum external usb bluray writer super drive for apple macbook air, pro, imac asus powerful bluray drive with 16x writing speed and usb 3. It will read and write bluray with proper bluray software. Also you can use this amazing blray media player software to play bluray or videos. External bluray drive and ripping software advice sought. These external blu ray drives and burners will extend the capacity and many allow cd and dvd burning for your many mac devices. Unfortunately at this time i know of no external blue ray players that support 4k. This external bluray drive reads cd discs at up to 24x,dvd disc at up to 8x,and bluray disc at up to 6x, supports 8.
Im just going to get a macbook pro with retina display and i want to watch bluray discs on it. Best bluray drive and bluray player software for mac and. The tricks here are similar to how youd access an optical drive on a windows ultrabook or similar pc that doesnt include an optical drive of its own. Which internal bluray drives are compatible with a.
The one i just bought stays in slow mode as if you were watching a movie. Even then, i its not applicable because if i was using the charger on the surface, id be connected to a power source, so id have opted for a different external bluray drive. I was pleased with the buffalo external optical drive and it being a bluray compatible. Buy sea tech aluminum external usb bluray writer super drive for apple macbook air, pro, imac at. Speed if you only want an external bluray drive to watch movies, speed isnt a big. Mce internal 16x bluray recordable drive for mac pro and. It should just work, i have been doing exactly that for many years and external dvds have always worked on my macs.
Connect the external bluray drive to your macbook pro with the cable. Ultimate 17 macbook pro 2 internal ssd drives, bluray. Jan 04, 2020 best blu ray drives for mac mini imore 2020. It includes preloaded cyberlink media suite for easy dvdcd play and burn as well as an installation of discbased computer programs. Can i replace internal dvd drive with a bluray drive.
The first step to be able to play blu rays on a mac is to purchase a blu ray drive. How to get my mac to recognize an external dvd drive quora. If seeing is believing heres a youtube with the details. Looking into buying an external optical drive for my macbook pro, can anyone tell me what some good ones are.
You can use it to enjoy your high quality movie night anywhere. Jan 09, 2017 macbook pro 15inch, 2016 technical specifications. For the hardware, it seems its pretty hard to find an internal drive with a 9. But you can still use cds, dvds, blurays, and other optical discs on your mac. 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. External dvd drive is a great solution if you own a netbook or your pc has a broken builtin dvd drive. Apples macbook air, along with many other macs, no longer includes an optical drive. As the worlds very first and best bluray player software for mac os x, mac bluray player is designed to play all bluray discs, bluray iso files, or bluray bdmv folders on all mac models macbook pro, air, mac mini, imac, mac pro with os 10. The first step to be able to play blurays on a mac is to purchase a bluray drive.
Archgons premium external bluray writer super multi drive is built on a high performance lg bu40n drive, and clads in a beautiful strong aluminum body. The software called macbook pro retina bluray player was released. Macbook pro external 4k bluray optical d apple community. Are you still worrying about the less use of your great retina by watching a low quality film. In that same vein, some external bluray drives only work with windows, others only work with macs, and some can be used with both. 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. Apple may provide or recommend responses as a possible solution based on the information provided. An easier way to play dvd discs on macbook pro air without optical drive. Which internal bluray drives are compatible with a unibody. We at imore have looked at many blu ray readers over the years to check for compatibility and speed.
Mac pro internal sata bluray drive replacement early 2008. This 16x drive is fast at burning bluray discs, and its even compatible with mdisc, so your archives will last much longer. Product new 6 x 3d bluray dvd player portable external usb 3. 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. Sea tech aluminum external usb bluray writer super drive. Its like steve jobs said once, blu ray is a bag of hurt to implement it in a mac. Connect the external blu ray drive to your macbook pro with the cable. But its less handy when users need to play a disc on the road. Here comes the good news for macbook pro retina users. Also you can use this amazing bl ray media player software to play. External bluray drive fast for ripping macrumors forums. The mce 16x bluray disc recordable drive for the mac pro and power mac and external usb recordable drives incorporate a stateoftheart blueviolet laser and ushers in the next generation of optical disc storage.
These external bluray drives and burners will extend the capacity and many allow cd and dvd burning for your many mac devices. This is a 5in1 external bluray player,supports sd card,tf card,2 usb3. Lg 8x external usb doublelayer dvdrwcdrw drive black. Aluminum external usb bluray writer super drive for apple. External blu ray drive,luom external blu ray dvd drive usb3. The operation of playing blu ray on macbook pro and air are the same, so here we take pro as an example. If you want to play dvd movies on a macbook pro, you will need an external dvdcd drive for mac, an usb cable, and the disc.
If you are playing bluray folder or files, you can skip this step. Product new 6 x 3d blu ray dvd player portable external usb 3. The operation of playing bluray on macbook pro and air are the same, so here we take pro as an example. Buy sea tech aluminum external usb blu ray writer super drive for apple macbook air, pro, imac at. Installation of an internal sata bluray drive, which involves installing a sata cable. Take a look at this picture with the supported models.
External bluray drive for the macbook pro with retina display more less. The best external dvd and cd drives are compact and lightweight, so they wont take much space in your bag but will be a great bonus for your 2in1 laptop or gaming pc. Sea tech aluminum external usb bluray writer super drive for. External bluray drive for the macbook pr apple community. 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. An easier way to play dvd discs on macbook proair without optical drive. Im just going to get a macbook pro with retina display and i want to watch blu ray discs on it. External disc drive for mac is convenient as it provides direct access to discs. 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 external bluray drive reads cd discs at up to 24x,dvd disc at up to 8x. External blu ray drive 3d nolyth external blu ray dvd drive usb 3. Apr 23, 2020 external bluray dvd drive, mthstec usb 3. Create an external place any internal bluray drive into the external enclosure of your choice to create a custom bluray external drive. Nolyth external blue ray drive is compatible with mac os and windows system,can read and burn dvds, cds as well as 3d bluray discs that supports data storage up.
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