crunchgear.com - 10/22/2008
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This is sorta neat. It’s the OWC Memory Pro Blu-ray Quad Interface —a mouthful to describe an external Blu-ray drive that can connect to your Mac or PC four ways. That is, Firewire 800, Firewire 400, USB 2.0 and eSATA. Too bad Firewire 400 is on its way out, though.
The drive, ...
amexdigital.com - 10/16/2008
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amexdigital.com —
Detailed Product Description Available Colors Features Power requirement
USB bus powered or 5V DC Power Interface USB...
2.0 connection Connector type USB type A System requirement Store Retail Price Model : BDP-2 Blu-ray Player ...
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Portable Blu-ray Super Multi Drive for New MacBook
crunchgear.com - 10/20/2008
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crunchgear.com —
Steve Jobs rubbished Blu-ray yesterday , calling format
a “bag of hurt,” no doubt putting a tear...
in the eye of message boarders everywhere. (How much do you want to bet that he’ll call the next revision of the iMac “epic”?) But is that a ...
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No Blu-ray on MacBook makes Homer something something?
engadget.com - 10/22/2008
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engadget.com —
It's debatable whether or not Apple is losing
its touch with FireWire, but you can rest assured...
that OWC hasn't. Said outfit has just announced the industry's first Blu-ray external drive with a quad interface , meaning you can link it up to your ...
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OWC introduces first external Blu-ray drive with quad ...
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OWC Mercury Pro Blu-ray drive offers multiple connections
SlashGear —
... Compatible with both Macs and PCs, this Blu-ray drive will cost you $499. Primary features include the ability to both read and write Blu-ray discs. However, it can also read and write DVD, DVD-RAM and CD-R and CD-RW.
All of the connections make this device compatible across the board, with Mac users especially enjoying how it works with iDVD and the like. Even so, for an added $80, you can purchase Roxio Toast along with the drive for added convenience.
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OWC Unveils Blu-Ray Burner
GadgetReview —
... their latest product the OWC Mecury Pro Blu-Ray Drive. You can connect it to your computer via FireWire 400/800, USB 2.0 and eSATA. It will not only read Blu-Ray but write it aswell along with DVD, DVD-RAM, CD-R and CD-RW. This Blu-Ray drive will be compatible with both Macs and PCs and will work alongside iDVD etc.
The OWC Mercury Pro Blu-Ray drive will set you back $400 but as it’s the first of it’s kind prices should drop once other manufacturers jump in.
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