For some of us last Oct.14th came and went without us hearing the news we were hoping for. What we were hoping to hear was that Apple would be adding Blu-ray functionality to Macs. What we got instead was a slap to the face from Mr. Jobs himself saying “It’s a bag of hurt”. While that may be very relevant and true. It’s not helping us get any closer to Blu-ray. There is however, a saving grace. Enter AMEX.

AMEX Digital is an Original Design and Equipment Manufacturer specialized in Blu-ray Recorders. AMEX opened up a huge door when it introduced its Portable Blu-ray Mulit Drive. The PBMD is a little portable drive capable of playing back and burning Blu-ray discs,DVDs, and CDs. Being a portable unit has slowed some of the burn times though. You will be looking at 1x for BD-RE (DL) 2x for BD-RE (SL). It can burn dual layer DVDs at 4x and single layer at 8x. It’s ability to be ran off of a USB bus makes it incredibly ideal for traveling. If you have the budget, this one is worth every penny. Thats 28,900 pennies to be exact. ($289.00)

If your looking for more info you can find the press release here:

Amex Digital Portable Blu-ray drive.