What is a NEOGEO CDZ?
A CDZ is merely a NEOGEO CD with better caching capabilities. IT IS NOT ADOUBLE-SPEED DRIVE, but was advertised as one. I’ve tested and opened the CDZ and CD, and there is the same drive mechanism. Right now, it is only available through Japanese importers, and plays CD games only in Japanese (on newer games, there is an option for the game to display English, Spanish, and Portuguese also). CDZs have high faults and low reliability with their drives; most will not last 3 years of regular use. The drive mechanism is similar to the Sega Saturn (first version)’s drive, and may work if you can wire it to the CDZ. Also, the power output is 115V, not 100V, and the board will probably fry if one doesn’t use a step-down converter (from 115 to 100). One can be had from most electronics stores. Load time is not that much faster, so the cost of admission may not be worth it.
