Nowadays, more and more people love to buy Blu-ray discs rather than DVD discs. Not only can Blu-ray discs provide higher quality of video and audio, but also a higher collective value. However, comparing to digital movies, Blu-ray discs also have their own disadvantages, especially when you have the need to play discs on your computer. Things are fine for desktops, because most desktop builds have a Blu-ray drive. But if you have a laptop that has no internal Blu-ray drive, for example, MacBook Air, how would you play a Blu-ray disc? Or let's just ask, can MacBook play Blu-ray anyway? Well, in the well-developed digital world we are living in, the answer is of course a big yes. But, there might be some work to do. Next I will teach you how to play Blu-ray on MacBook Air, and then introduce you a MacBook Air Blu-ray Player.

Intro: About MacBook Air

Before we start talking about can MacBook Air play Blu-ray or how to play Blu-ray on MacBook Air, let's firstly know some basic info about MacBook Air itself.

MacBook Air is developed and manufactured by Apple Inc. It has a built-in full-size keyboard, a machined aluminum case, and a thin light structure. MacBook Air was originally released as a premium ultraportable positioned above the previous MacBook. Since then, MacBook Air has become Apple's entry-level laptop due to the MacBook's discontinuation in 2011, as well as lowered prices on subsequent iterations.

The computer is available with a screen size of 13.3-inch, with different specifications produced by Apple. Since 2011, all MacBook Air models have used solid-state drive storage and Intel Core i5 or i7 CPUs. A MacBook Air with an 11.6-inch screen was made available in 2010. As for the current product line, the MacBook Air sits below the performance-range of the MacBook Pro and compared to the MacBook Retina, and its features reflect different priorities.

So, can MacBook Air play Blu-ray? As we all know, to play a Blu-ray disc, you have to firstly own a Blu-ray drive. Since MacBook Air is designed as a super thin and portable personal computer, they didn't add an optimal drive on MacBook Air. Thus, you cannot play a Blu-ray disc on MacBook Air directly. However, there are some solutions for you.

Solution 1: MacBook Air Blu-ray Player

One of the best solutions to play Blu-ray on MacBook Air is get an external Blu-ray drive and download a Blu-ray Player for MacBook Air.

External Blu-ray drive can be easily acquired online. The only things you need to pay some attentions on are, first, you have to make sure you get a Blu-ray drive, not a regular DVD drive. Because a Blu-ray drive can play both Blu-ray disc and DVD disc, DVD drive, on the other hand, can only read DVD disc, not Blu-ray. Another thing is, you have to make sure that the drive is compatible with Mac system.

The player, however, needs you to pay some special attentions on. There are a lot of media players you can get, but few of them can play Blu-ray discs. Here I'll recommend you try Leawo Blu-ray Player for Mac. As a free Blu-ray/DVD player program, Leawo Blu-ray Player has the best Blu-ray/DVD playback solution that allows you to play any Blu-ray and DVD fast and clearly. It does not only support Blu-ray/DVD disc, but also folder and ISO file, and play all of them across region. What's more, besides Blu-ray/DVD materials, Leawo Blu-ray Player can also play all the other digital video formats like MP4, WMV, MKV and many more. So, it's a powerful MacBook Air Blu-ray player that is worth a try.

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Leawo Free Blu-ray Player 

☉ 100% free movie player for Mac users to play Ultra HD 4K, 1080P and 720P video for free.

☉ Free Blu-ray disc player to play 4K Blu-ray disc and 1080P Blu-ray disc, regardless of disc protection and region code.

☉ Support multiple audio decoding systems like Dolby, DTS, AAC, TrueHD, DTS-HD, etc.

☉ Adjust subtitles, video and audio during media playback.

Play Blu-ray on MacBook Air with this solution is easy. Here are the steps:

Step 1: Get an external Blu-ray drive, connect it to your MacBook Air.
Step 2: Download and install Leawo Blu-ray Player for Mac.
Step 3: Insert the disc to your drive, launch Leawo Blu-ray Player, and click the corresponding drive button to play the disc.

Solution 2: Rip Blu-ray disc to MOV

To access the movie on your Blu-ray disc without a Blu-ray drive, another solution is to rip the disc and convert the Blu-ray to a digital video that is supported by Mac. Since MacBook Air does not have a Blu-ray drive, you have to do thin on another computer which has a Blu-ray drive. Here are the steps:

Step 1: Download and install Leawo Blu-ray Ripper.

Step 2: Install and Launch Leawo Blu-ray Ripper, enter the "Blu-ray Ripper" section.

Step 3: Insert your disc, and click "Add Blu-ray/DVD" to import your Blu-ray disc.

Step 4: Now you can do some editing by clicking the edit button. You can crop, trim, add watermarks and add 3D effects in the edit panel. After editing, you can click the button beside the "Convert" button to change the output format.

Step 5: Since you need to play Blu-ray on MacBook Air, it's suggested that you choose MOV as the output format. Click it to move on.

Step 6: Click the green "Convert" button to set output directory and stat to rip Blu-ray to MOV.

Step 7: After that, you can transfer the MOV file to your MacBook Air and play it easily.

Conclusion

Today we Solved the problem of can MacBook Air play Blu-ray and discussed how to play Blu-ray disc on a MacBook Air. First, I introduced a Blu-ray Player for MacBook Air, with Leawo Blu-ray Player, you can directly play Blu-ray discs on your MacBook Air. If you are not happy with that, you can also rip the disc on another computer with Leawo Blu-ray Ripper and then transfer the video to your MacBook Air. I'm sure one of the solutions can help you with your problem!