"...Ricoh DMS has announced immediate shipping for the fastest new CD-R/RW/DVD-ROM combination drive in the industry. Priced at $349 (MAP), the MP9120A (ATAPI) has 12X CD-R and 10X CD-RW recording speed, 32X CD-ROM and 8X DVD-ROM read speeds. The MP9120A will be available through Ricoh's CD online store at http://www.buyricohcd.com , other major retailers, e-tailers, distributors, and through OEM channels.

Targeted toward mid-to high-end audio, multimedia and other users with drive speed concerns, the MP9120A has other characteristics; such as, its new JustLink error prevention technology. JustLink automatically prevents buffer under-run errors by predicting them before they occur. This intelligent JustLink technology suspends writing when an error detection is predicted and automatically resumes when enough data has accumulated to prevent an underrun.

Ricoh Corporation DMS-Center also announced shipping for a new line of value-price CD-R/RW drives. Called the MP7083A, the 8X8X32X is priced at $179 (MAP) and will be available through its online store: http://www.buyricohcd.com .." NULL