The Ricoh 7200 is out from a month ago, but how about a new model from Ricoh with the codename "MP9200A"? Yes you guessed right. Ricoh continues the combo tradition and ships a 20x recorder with DVD reading capabilities! No information is known yet about the drive's shipping date and price but we imagine around August/Semptember 2001. Here are the full specs:

Interface: ATAPI
Advanced features: JustLink/JustSpeed
Buffer memory: 2MB
Data transfer rate: 33MB/sec. ( Max. ) Ultra - DMA Mode2
Recording speeds (CDR): 4x, 8x, 12x, 16x (CLV), 20x (Z-CLV)
Re-Write speeds (CD-RW): 2x, 4x, 10x (CLV)
Playback (CD): 40x (CAV) / Playback (DVD): 10x
Writing mathods: Disc At Once, Session At Once, Track At Once, Multi-Session, Packet Writing
Writing format: CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD Extra, CD-I, Mixed-Mode CD, VideoCD, PhotoCD , CD TEXT, Bootable CD
Average access time: 100 msec. (40x)
Loading system: Tray
Installation: Horizontal/Vertical
Power requirements: DC 5V/12V
Power consumption: 12 W (operating), 1 W (standby)
Weight: Less than 1.2 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH): 146.0 x 196.5 x 41.3 mm

As you can see the drive has the MP7200 capabilities but with additional 10x DVD reading! In comparison the previous combo drive (MP9120A) had only 12x writing and 8x DVD reading speeds.... NULL