New MBP 15" Optical Drive Upgradability

[asb36]

So I finally got the new MacBook Pro 15" and was wondering once Apple does start supporting Blu-Ray and starts shipping off new notebooks with integrated Blu-Ray players, can I upgrade my optical drive to read/write Blu-Ray discs? Also, would Apple be able to do this upgrade for me or do I need to find some service that does this? Thanks!

Oh and I will be sending it back and get a replacement as it came with 3 dead pixels in the middle of the screen forming a little triangle right in the center.

 

[asb36]

ugh,,, anyone have a clue???

 

[r88my]

I don't think there is a definite answer until the time comes. The MBP pro would certainly need to be opened up, and the superdrive can obviously only be replaced by a similar sized optical drive. Thats assuming that apple will even sell these separately (which I highly doubt) but I'm sure some other company will sell them eventually. Then there's whether it will all hook up to the software ok. All in all not likely!

 

[clyde2801]

I think someone did a teardown of the new aluminums, and the optical drive uses a SATA connection. There's a thread on the MB forums where someone took out his optical drive and did a homebrewed mod to put in a second hard drive.

If the blueray drives use SATA, it may be physically possible to put it in. Whether the software supports it is another matter entirely.

 

[wheelhot]

yes, you are correct, you can mount another hard disk into the new MBP replacing the optical drive and if the blu-ray drive is the same size as the current optical drive and uses SATA connection you should be able to fit it inside.