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Ricoh MediaMaster MP7120A 12x/10x/32x



CNET Rating: 8 out of 10 How we rate products
User Opinions:  77% 23% 64 votes
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By Bob Starrett
(09/11/00)
The good:  Great performance overall; dust-proofing; hot software.
The bad:  Electronic, rather than printed, manual for the included apps.
The bottom line:  Ricoh has teamed its latest and fastest drive with one of the hottest CD-recording packages available.
Ricoh's MP7120A 12X/10X/32X CD-RW drive kit includes everything you need to begin recording data or audio (except the data and audio itself, of course). The package includes the drive, an IDE cable, mounting screws, an audio cable, one piece of CD-R media, one piece of high-speed, certified CD-RW media, and a Quick Start guide. The software bundle includes the formidable Primo CD Plus from Prassi Software (build 1.1.372) and Prassi's abCD 1.3 for packet writing.
 

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77% 23% 64 votes
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 MJS
"Ricoh is VERY reliable"
I installed my SCSI Ricoh in an external case. I have used it on slow (133 MHz) PCs and (100 Mhz) Macs, a blazing dual 400Mhz PII box. On the slow boxes, it does fine. On the fast one, you can multitask to your hearts content. I have used Maxells, TDKs, and also Comp*USA and no-names with no problems. Three suggestions: 1. Go SCSI (or Firewire) 2. Go Adaptec Easy CD Creator Deluxe or Toast 3. Go Ricoh P.S. I tried an 8x Yamaha, and it gives me grief with multi-tasking on the fast PC, and wasn't even recognized by the Mac at all, despite the fact that I bought the Mac version (with Toast). Support tried was fast and friendly, but could not solve the problem.

 Alan C.
"Ricoh drives are VERY picky"
I had a Ricoh CD-RW drive and it would only burn successfully if the blank CD-R was HP brand or Ricoh brand. It turned a number of Imation and Maxell blanks into trash. Their tech support was slow to respond and then had no ideas. I switched to a Yamaha drive and it had no such problems.


Basic Specs
Device type Removable disk drive - CD-RW
Installed devices / Modules qty (max) None
Dimensions (W x D x H) / Weight 5.7 in x 7.7 in x 1.6 in / 2.6 lbs
CD / DVD type 1 x CD-RW 5.25" x 1/2H internal
Formatted capacity 650 MB
Interface type IDE / EIDE
CD / DVD write / rewrite speed 10x, 12x
Removable type None
Removable interface type None
Battery None
Note: The specs shown here are for the base configuration of this product. The features of the base model may not match the reviewed model, and vendor configurations may vary due to changing product specifications and availability.



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