Best Blu-ray Combo Drive - Samsung SH-B123L
"Samsung SH-B123L 12x Blu-ray Combo SATA Drive"©Samsung
A Blu-ray combo drive is something that users will want to purchase to have the ability to play Blu-ray movies on their computer but don't need the ability to burn Blu-ray discs. While they don't have the ability to burn the high definition format, they can still burn both DVD and CD media. Those looking for a drive like this would be best served by the Samsung SH-B123L. The drive features an 12x read speed for Blu-ray media and can record DVD media up to 16x speed. CD media can be recorded up to 48x speeds. It can also burn labels directly to LightScribe compatible media. It uses a SATA interface. Prices are around $70.