Is the NEC 12x10x32 w/ Justlink a good drive?

Noriaki

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Is the NEC 12x10x32 w/ Justlink a good drive?

I know Ricoh makes a 12x10x32 drive, and they own Justlink, and I believe they do some rebadging for HP (The 9900C or whatever, the 12x10x32x8 CDRW/DVD combo).
Anyone know if this is also a rebadged Ricoh?

It's only ~$100US (in Canada that's an amazing price) so I'm wondering if it's a good drive...

(Note: This is not for myself, so don't ask why I want to upgrade from 8x8 to 12x10 ;), but a friend of mine is looking for a CDRW drive)