Predict When Macs Will Have Blu-Ray

[swingerofbirch]

I'd say maybe the Mac Pro this WWDC and consumer and notebooks around beginning of 2008? That is a WILD guess...I am asking more to see if someone who knows the topic better would like to predict.

Will the first batch of BD drives be readable only?

 

[medea]

who knows that they will even adopt blue ray, or hd dvd?
I don't think either format will catch on.

 

[Philberttheduck]

Blu ray made by sony right? hmm i'm sensing a not til summer 07.

 

[treblah]

When the drives don't cost $1000 each?

Maybe a BTO option but the prices need to come way way down before we see them as standard.

 

[swingerofbirch]

There are a few PC manufacturers, Sony notably, that already include them. I think it's rather certain that Apple will use Blu-Ray over HD DVD, as they have officially endorsed the format (source http://www.blu-raydisc.com/ ).

Also, Apple is on the Board of Directors of Blu Ray Disc (source http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2005/mar/10blu-ray.html )

Also, there's H.264 which links Apple and Blu Ray (source http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2005/apr/17hd.html )



Are they a $1,000? I haven't seen the prices. If that's the consumer price, you have to remember that Apple could include it for less than that since it would be purchasing in volume.

 

[swingerofbirch]

LOL, I was searching for another thread, and just happened upon this one I created...guess I was way off in my guess, blu ray adoption seems less important now I suppose in some ways with the way distribution of media is changing, but I still think as a matter of convenience for both storage and viewing of movies you already own on blu-ray it will happen eventually, I guess the computer wars have changed, it's no longer about having the latest components on board

 

[Mintin8]

It's fun to look back at previous threads that were about the next big thing in apple laptops. Some of the assumptions are funny