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  1. AndyMcKinney

    Blu Ray drive for Mac Pro

    I use Plex to send MKV, TS, MP4, etc. files to my TV on a 2009 Macbook Pro, via Wi-Fi, and running El Capitan. For that kind of usage, you don't really have to have anything 'new'. Incidentally, I use a 2008 Mac Pro (with Snow Leopard!!!) for disc burning. I usually take files (such as MKV) and...
  2. AndyMcKinney

    Blu Ray drive for Mac Pro

    it's just a plug-in adapter (female SATA to male EIDE). I'm sure they're easily found on eBay.
  3. AndyMcKinney

    Blu Ray drive for Mac Pro

    Not so, actually. My 2008 MacPro is one of those Macs that has IDE for the optical drives, so I ordered their IDE version. Rather than being an IDE drive, it was, in fact, a SATA drive with an IDE adapter to connect to the IDE cable in the Mac, so if the same holds true now (and I see no reason...
  4. AndyMcKinney

    Blu Ray drive for Mac Pro

    I bought my blu-ray drive (several years ago) from here. I have an internal drive in my 2008 MacPro (SuperDrive in one bay, MCE drive in the other). Still works like a charm. I"m using Toast 11 and Snow Leopard (mainly for compatibility with other older 'end of life' software I'm using on that...
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