New MacBook Pros are the first ever laptop to offer a “Douple”-layer SuperDrive
While the new MacBook Pro updates seemingly offered no real surprises this morning, faithful Macenstein reader Kerry Brys noted that the 17-inch model is offering a “Douple”-layer SuperDrive.
Apple has not yet commented on the benefits, if any, of a douple-layer drive, but odds are this is some new hybrid between the current double-layer drives, and a new triple-layer drive format that has not yet been approved by the industry. This is not the first time Apple has adopted a new tech spec before gaining official approval. Back in 2003 Apple adopted the wireless 802.11g spec in its AirPort base stations before it gained IEEE approval, and had been selling them for some time when the official spec (which was slower than Apple thought) was approved.
February 26th, 2008 at 4:56 pm
LOL
February 26th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
You should never record heavy metal in doubly.
February 26th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
Could it be Apple’s naming for a Blu-Ray Drive?
February 26th, 2008 at 5:28 pm
Like Sony calls FireWire “iLink”?
Tha would be awesome.
-The Doc
February 26th, 2008 at 5:32 pm
Some intern is fired.
February 26th, 2008 at 5:45 pm
That’s nothing. Apple thinks that italians and others european freaks deserve 256MB of video Ram less than you yankees…
256 MB instead of 512 on high end pros….
By phone they told me it’s a mistake made by the webmaster. Too many things to do for the web team this tuesday…
February 26th, 2008 at 5:46 pm
here’s the link
http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObjects/italystore.woa/wa/RSLID?nnmm=browse&mco=521F16DB&node=home/shop_mac/family/macbook_pro
February 26th, 2008 at 5:57 pm
And in the Italian Apple Store the new macbook pros have 128/256 video memory depending on the model………. bha
February 26th, 2008 at 6:45 pm
“Like Sony calls FireWire “iLink”?”
A marketing name for a marketing name? What was wrong with “FireWire”, I wonder?
February 26th, 2008 at 7:57 pm
couldn’t it be just a spelling mistake?
February 27th, 2008 at 11:57 am
Look at storage in the right hand column, not that i want to strain your research a bit ;), but guess what! They all come with a double layer drive. It does appear that the drives are different, or they are firmware different, as the specs are not identical.
http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/specs.html
15″
Maximum write: 8x DVD-R, DVD+R; 4x DVD-R DL (double layer), DVD+R DL (double layer), DVD-RW, DVD+RW; 24x CD-R; 10x CD-RW
17″
Maximum write: 8x DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD+RW; 6x DVD-RW; 4x DVD-R DL (double layer), DVD+R DL (double layer); 24x CD-R; 16x CD-RW
Enjoy!
February 27th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
From what i can see the two high-end MacBook’s have this also.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:55 am
Go to your hardware supplier of choice & look for DVD recordable blanks labelled DVD+R DL.
These new disk blanks allow storage of 8.5Gb on a single side hence the name “Double Layer”.
The Mac Pro’s support burning to this media.
Christ, you guys are seriously out of touch, even an old fart like me knows this…
April 26th, 2008 at 2:02 am
DVD+R DL is a recordable disk format supporting 8.5Gb storage on a single side via dual layers.
The fact that Mac’s can do this is a GOOD THING.
Cluestick deployed
April 26th, 2008 at 8:48 am
bored2death, thanks for the cluestick, but you may need one yourself.
The point of the article was Apple’s uncorrected Type-O.
-The Doc