3DsoundSurge Press Release: Ricoh Corporation Announces Shipping for New MP9120A 12X10X32 CD-R/RW/CD-ROM and 8X DVD-ROM Combo Drive

Ricoh Corporation Announces Shipping for New MP9120A 12X10X32 CD-R/RW/CD-ROM and 8X DVD-ROM Combo Drive

Simultaneous Shipping Announced for Value-Priced Line of 8/8/32X CD-RW Drive Packages

TUSTIN, Calif., Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Ricoh's Disc Media and Systems Center Division (DMS-C) 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. Ricoh is one of only three companies manufacturing combination drives; the remainder of drives sold are through OEMs. 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(TM) error prevention technology, that will make it popular among ``pro-sumers.''

JustLink(TM) automatically prevents buffer under-run errors by predicting them before they occur. This intelligent JustLink(TM) 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 .

In addition to the usual pre-mastering and UDF packet-writing software, special software offers features for audio, backup and (super) Video CD compilation. See the Ricoh DMS website for product specifications and software features: http://www.ricohdms.com .

The MP9120A combo drive package includes Prassi's PrimoCD(TM) Plus CD-mastering software, which can also create CD-DA directly from MP3 files and supports Windows MDI (Multi-Document Interface) as well as other major CD. Other software bundled with the drive includes abCD(TM) for drag and drop UDF packet writing and DVD-Video playback software, WinDVD2000.

Powerful music functions include a maximum 32X digital audio extraction (DAE) speed and S/PDIF terminal for digital audio output. The recorder and software are also designed for CD-R duplication.

System requirements are Windows 95 or higher, professional NT Workstation 4.0, IBM PC/AT compatible, Pentium 166MHz processor or faster (350MHz required for DVD-Video playback), 64MB RAM, and 1GB HDD space.

About Ricoh DMS-Center

Headquartered at 1100 Valencia Drive in Tustin, CA 92780, DMS-Center, (Disc, Media and Systems Center), an operating unit of Ricoh Corporation, is a major OEM and supplier of CD-R/RW drives, optical storage products, recordable media and related software products. Ricoh is one of the original consortium members that developed the CD-RW industry specifications, and the first manufacturers to market a CD rewritable disc drive. Customer product inquiries and information requests can be directed to Ricoh 877-Ricoh RW. (877-742-6479), or through the website http://www.ricohdms.com .

Ricoh Corporation is a diversified office equipment and electronics provider. The company is a pioneer in the development of computer-connected and digital multifunctional document systems, is a market leader in color and black and white digital imaging systems, facsimile products, printers, scanners, digital duplicators and wide format engineering systems. Information about Ricoh's complete range of products and services can be accessed on the World Wide Web at http://www.ricoh-usa.com .

SOURCE: Ricoh DMS-C