Can I replace my internal Dvd drive with an internal Blu-Ray?

[inrefrto]

Can I replace my internal Dvd drive with an internal Blu-Ray and use Toast?
I have an iMac 27" i17 (previous year)

 

[rj86]

Yes, Toast will burn Blu-Ray since v7.

For ripping Blu-Ray there is a utility you can buy called Pavsomething.

No way to playback Blu-Ray properly in OS X currently.

 

[alust2013]

Yes, Toast will burn Blu-Ray since v7.

For ripping Blu-Ray there is a utility you can buy called Pavsomething.

No way to playback Blu-Ray properly in OS X currently.

That may be true, but I don't believe there is a drive that exists that will fit in the superdrive slot. Try USB instead.

 

[rj86]

^^ What he said, sorry, I didn't read carefully enough!

 

[Badger^2]

Just go external. Cheaper, faster, easier to find and no taking apart your entire iMac.

 

[Sirmausalot]

I think the short answer is no, you can't replace the internal drive. If you want to burn, perhaps a Firewire 800 drive would do it (I wouldn't recommend USB2 for burning, though others may have other opinions).

OWC will also install a SATA port which would give you great transfer speeds for burning.

 

[Badger^2]

I think the short answer is no, you can't replace the internal drive. If you want to burn, perhaps a Firewire 800 drive would do it (I wouldn't recommend USB2 for burning, though others may have other opinions).

OWC will also install a SATA port which would give you great transfer speeds for burning.

USB 2 has more than enough bandwidth for burning.

Hooking up a burner to eSATA is silly. A burner that burns DVDs at 24X speed wont go any faster than 24X no matter what the connection.