Samsung Blu-Ray Combo Internal 12XReadable and DVD-Writable Drive with Lightscribe SH-B123L/BSBP

by Samsung

• Reads Blu-Ray 12X but only writes regular DVDs
• Blu-Ray 12X Readable Drive DVD-Writable Drive with Lightscribe
• Read Speeds: 12x BD-ROM 16x DVD-ROM 48x CD-ROM Write Speeds: 16x DVD+R 8x DVD+RW 16x DVD-RW 8x DVD+R DL 8x DVD-RW DL 12x DVD-RAM 48x CD-R 32x CD-RW
• Includes Cyberlink BD Suite: PowerDVD 8, Power Producer 5, Media Show 4, Power 2 Go 6, Instant Burn 5, Label Print 2, and BD Advisor 2
• Contents Include: Blu-Ray Drive, 4 installation screws, Manual and Software CD
• Minimum System Requirements: CPU Pentium 4 3.2 GHz or above. OS Windows XP (SP2 or above), Windows Vista or Windows 7. Memory: 1GB or more

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.7 x 6.7 x 1.6 inches ; 1.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B003XIM3QK
• Item model number: SH-B123L/BSBP
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (98 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #74 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Computer Components > Internal Optical Drives > Internal DVD Drives
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 29, 2010

Product Description

Samsung Blu-Ray Internal 12x Combo BULK with software

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

213 of 216 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Check if your PC and monitor is HDCP compliant FIRST July 11, 2011

By Eric Dawson

Amazon Verified Purchase

This drive is easy to install, easy to use, extremely fast and works as expected. I'd highly recommend the drive. My only complaint would be that if you think you can just install this drive in your current system and then be able to play Blu-ray movies you could be mistaken. Your video card and monitor must both be HDCP compliant among some other criteria. When you buy this drive and install the software one of the programs will be the "BD Advisor" which will check your system for compatibility across several criteria. Mine failed with the monitor. I could envision Adam Sandler screaming, "Information I could have used YESTERDAY!" So now I need a new monitor also when I didn't think I needed one. Do yourself a favor, download the BD Advisor program from the site below and check your configuration out entirely before you buy the drive. Nice to know beforehand what the upgrade will really cost you.

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52 of 54 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Blu Ray player March 23, 2011

By William D Cover

Amazon Verified Purchase

This Samsung Blu Ray Player / CD /DVD burner with Lightscribe is a very good drive.
Easy to install and easy to use.
I note another review that the box is supposed to include SATA cables and screws.
In my case they were not needed because I used the existing SATA cable and carrier.
The drive is great but be aware that you will need to purchase software
to view Blu Ray movies, the included software only plays DVD movies.
It includes the usual CD / DVD software for burning and playing.
The 12x BD read speed is nuch better than most drives and the blu ray movies play very smoothly.
Most of the other drives on Amazon are 8x or 10x

45 of 48 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars About the blue LED February 14, 2011

By FlyingPolarBear TOP 500 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

This drive works great with my ABIT IP35 Pro motherboard, even with the RAID/AHCI SATA controller which is known to be picky about optical drive compatibility. For those like me who are worried about lighting up the bedroom at night - the blue LED is only on during disc access. That wasn't clear from the pictures on the box. The front panel is very nice, and this is one FAST drive!