

Here’s how it’s done: Overview of the inside of a Mac Pro and how to add a SATA cable for a blu-ray drive Put the internal Blu-ray burner in the Mac Pro However, according to the French National Laboratory of Metrology and Testing, M-DISC’s showed similar deterioration in quality as other (inorganic) DVD disks in their test. Some drives are compatible with Millenniata’s M-DISC’s, that claims that their discs last longer, though require a more powerful laser because of the material they use. This how-to should work with just about any compatible model aftermarket internal drive, but I would Google the exact type before you order it. I used an LG BH10LS30, but Amazon no longer sells them. For example, the LG WH10LS30 is not fully compatible with all Mac Pro models (it works with the Mac Pro 5. The Mac Pro so far works with ‘any compatible model’ but that is the problem: Several blu-ray burner models don’t work with OS X. So I think it’s safe to say Blu-ray works with all Mac Pro models, at least in this time-line.

So far, I have received mails from people claiming successfully building the BH10LS30 in Mac Pro models from 1.1 (week 32, 2006) to the Mac Pro 2010 models. Update: It’s hard to find info about what models are supported. I don’t understand why people make such a big deal out of this or why Apple doesn’t sell them. Add a Blu-ray burner to your Mac ProĪdding a Blu-ray burner to your Mac Pro can be done cheap, fast and easy. Japan were pretty much has its own market and well developed compared to the rest.You might want to get up to speed with Blu-ray first and read a little introduction about what Blu-ray disks are and where the standard comes from. Though many Asian markets will be closer to European due to popularity of Sony Erricsons and Nokia. I felt like there is indeed quite a different landscape in mobile devices between US, Europe and Asian markets. This is also before Wifi on phones even became common thing. Mobile internet is already a thing in East Asia region. I think Japan already taking advantage of this in some form, but due to for them pretty much one of the first fully adopted 3G early on. This is why I'm surprised and disappointed when first iPhone came out, it didn't even have front facing camera which was already a thing before. Nokia N70 which when I was still at Southeast Asia were popular flagship around 2005-2006, years before first iPhone and already got front facing camera. I think Skype maybe did support it on Symbian, but never got a chance to use it that time. For those who have one, 3G Video Calling is expensive and you need contacts with 3G enabled phones with front-facing camera to be useful, which not all phones do but flagships will or more high-mid-range phones. That time, the use case was pretty limited due to 3G is still emerging in many countries in the world. That can only mean that Apple users will dismiss the idea right until 2026 rolls around and suddenly they think differently. Of course, we've already had one PC with a foldable display, and a few more are coming this year with 16 to 17-inch displays, including one from ASUS. And Bloomberg columnist Mark Gurman noted just a few months ago that Apple is also developing a 20-inch iPad-MacBook hybrid device with a foldable screen slated for 2026 (right after it invents the foldable phone in 2025).

Unsurprisingly, Apple also has another patent that lets users connect two iPads to form a dual-screen tablet not too dissimilar from Microsoft's 2019 (but never released) Surface Neo. Whether Apple goes down that route remains to be seen, but it certainly seems feasible. Apple has been rumored, for years now, to be converging macOS and iPadOS, although nothing concrete has yet come forth except macOS supporting iOS apps announced in 2019. Perhaps more interestingly, the new Apple patent shows a macOS-like OS on the iPad-like device. Going one step further with a keyboard deck and hinged mechanism seems evident at this point.

Indeed, Apple has been slowly transforming its iPad Pro into a Surface Pro for years, starting in 2015 with its Smart Keyboard Cover and Pencil, and most recently with its hinged 2020 Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro. Source: Patently Apple (Image credit: Source: Patently Apple)
