Samsung SH-B123L PC Blu-ray drive

This disc drive can read and create all kinds of CDs and DVDs, and it can also play back (but not create) Blu-ray discs.

Once you have added it to your PC, you can watch the latest high-definition films on Blu-ray disc. Because it cannot create Blu-ray discs the drive cannot be used for backup, but we would caution against using Blu-ray for such a purpose anyway (a USB hard disk is a better choice) so it's no great loss.

It uses the Sata connection so you will need a Sata power and data plugs free inside your PC – and of course fitting it will require opening the PC, and having a spare drive bay. Fitting it was easy on our test PC, but some computers make it harder to fit new drives.

The drive reads Blu-ray discs at the 12x speed, which is good, and it can write DVDs at the fastest 16x speed. It also supports Lightscribe, which means it can literally burn a label onto the top of certain special discs.

It includes Cyberlink software for making and playing discs, as well as making labels, and is available for £50 online, which is a bargain.

It's available from www.scan.co.uk.