Samsung SE-S084D claims to be world’s thinnest external DVD drive, SH-B123 the fastest Blu-ray drive

Jun 15th 2010
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Oh Samsung, always setting world records. At an intimate (though slightly awkward) press conference yesterday, Samsung pulled the wraps off its newest SE-S084 external DVD as well as its 12x SH-B123 Blu-ray drives. The former is pretty much your standard external 24x CD-ROM / 8x DVD-ROM peripheral, except it’s only 17mm thick. Samsung is claiming it’s the world’s thinnest, but in all honesty, we weren’t all that blown away by its slimness. We have an HP drive sitting right here that looks to have very comparable dimensions, but at .5 pounds it was incredibly light in hand — we actually thought the model on display was a dummy at first. Available in seven colors that apparently match Samsung’s netbook line up, the drive should be available just about now for $69.99.

On the total opposite end is Sammy’s new 12x SH-B123, which it’s claiming to be the world’s fastest BD-ROM/DVD writer. The player packs DVD up-scaling technology and uses an aerodynamic design for lowering acoustic spinning noise. There’s no pricing details on the SH-B123 yet though it should hit stores in July. Until then, there’s a bunch of shots of both the new drives below and full PR after the break.

Gallery: Samsung SE-S084D