Mac Mini Blu-ray Drive Upgrade Kit

Apple's revamped Mac mini which add the Blu-ray "upgrade kit", that sounds like the ultimate for home theater buffs. After all, such a device holds the promise of adding Blu-ray playback to a relatively powerful, that'll run any of the amazing media center apps available for either Windows 7 or OS X. Not so fast bub, remember, OS X still doesn't support native playback of Blu-ray discs pressed by Hollywood's media fairies.

As such, Blu-ray films purchased on disc can only be played by booting into Windows -- under OS X you are limited to reading and writing data assuming you already have software like Adobe's Premiere Pro CS3 with Encore or Roxio's Toast with Blu-ray plug-in. Unfortunately, AMEX Digital is purposely unclear on this point by suggesting that the kit will simply "play Hollywood Blu-ray Disc movies on a properly configured PC or MAC." We'd suggest a native PC solution, cheapo standalone Blu-ray player or PS3 and avoid these headaches altogether. Image of the drive laid bare after the break.