Internal BluRay burner recommendations for Snow Leopard on a new Mac Pro?

We're finally getting new Mac Pro's...hallelujah!! I was just wondering if anyone out there could recommend a good internal BluRay burner that will be compatible with the Intel Quad Core, Snow Leopard, and FCP7. Any assistance is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Melanie

Melanie Dupre wrote:
We're finally getting new Mac Pro's...hallelujah!! I was just wondering if anyone out there could recommend a good internal BluRay burner that will be compatible with the Intel Quad Core, Snow Leopard, and FCP7. Any assistance is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Melanie
Hi Melanie
Why does it have to be an internal Blu-ray drive? How many computers are you getting?
I would recommend purchasing the OWC Mercury Pro FireWire 800/400, eSata, USB 2.0 SATA 5.25 Case Kit and choosing your own SATA Blu-ray burner to install in the case. That way you can connect it to just about any MacPro, MacBook Or even a PC if necessary.
Here is a link:
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/MRSFW8U2/
Or if you don't want to build your own, OWC has several that they have built for you but I haven't been keeping up with any other them enough to recommend a specific Blu-ray burner. In any case, here are a couple likes.
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/MRF8BDSD12XT/
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/MRF8BDSD12X/
Ron

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