Will Blue Ray come to the Mini?

[md63]

I've been using my mini as a DVD player and HTPC. Just got a PS3 for Christmas primarily to play Blue Ray DVDs with gaming secondary. With the recent news and rumors do you thing Blue Ray will be coming to a Mini any time soon? I would return the PS3 if a mini would be available with Blue Ray.

Thanks

 

[Airforce]

Magic 8 ball says "Not likely anytime soon".

 

[jnc]

Don't count on it in 08. Mac Mini's last update was from Core Duo to Core 2 Duo! Never mind Santa Rosa, x3100, Blu Ray and whatnot. It's always the last in the pack.

 

[Consultant]

Unlikely before it's introduced in the rest of of the line first. If introduced, progression will be:
Mac Pro
MacBook Pro or iMac
MacBook
Mac Mini

You can always buy a sot loading Blu-Ray drive, but it'll be expensive.

 

[gotzero]

There was an announcement a little while ago that someone had made a slot-loading 9.5mm drive. You will pay through the nose but you will probably be able to do it.

The lack of HDCP will be a problem if you want to watch movies with it. I am looking forward to them for data storage...

 

[thesdx]

I don't think Blu-Ray will hit the Mini for a very, very long time. Blu-Ray needs to become a dominant standard before it gets put in low-end computers. It's just like how DVD-R never used to come standard in computers. Now, since DVD is the dominant form of movie media, it's on everything.

 

[iW00t]

I think a more realistic question will be "Can the Mac Mini support 4GB of ram in the year of 2008?"

 

[Eidorian]

The Mac mini and Macbook still ship with Combo Drives.

 

[MacSA]

The Mac mini and Macbook still ship with Combo Drives.

I was just thinking that too lol, soooo cheap of Apple. I'd expect the Mini will disappear before there's a chance it will get BluRay or any other HD DVD format.

 

[jnc]

The Mac mini and Macbook still ship with Combo Drives.

and I'm glad, as I never burn DVDs... and rarely watch them. I wouldn't expect a Blu Ray BURNER in a Mini or MacBook... ever.

 

[wordmunger]

I could see something being sold more as a high-end apple TV rather than a mini. It might have to be a bit bigger in footprint, but I really could see it happening-- the sort of apple-dvr-uber tv thing we've all been waiting for. But I don't think it would be cheap, unless apple's serious about making money with rentals.