FastMac offers 4x Dual layer Blu-Ray Drive for Mac

From Macworld

FastMac has announced a 4x dual layer Blu-Ray Disc drive for Mac Pro and Power Mac G5 systems. It costs $579.95.

Blu-Ray Disc is a new 5.25-inch optical disc format that's gaining traction as a way of storing massive amounts of data. It's used by Sony and other companies to deliver high-definition movies, but it can also be used as a data storage format. Each dual-layer disc can store up to 50GB of content.

The drive works with third-party software including Roxio Toast 8 Titanium and Adobe Premiere CS3. Native support in iLife applications is not yet available. Even with Toast, the drive is capable of burning data only -- you cannot watch Blu-Ray Disc movies using this drive, as Mac OS X currently lacks built-in support for that format.

The 4x drive can burn 50GB is less than 50 minutes, according to FastMac.

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