Nero 7: - Nero 7

The StartSmart menu blooms: a glossy, Vista-era interface with icons for every conceivable disc task. Burn Audio CD. Burn Data DVD. Copy Disc. Make Slideshow. Back Up System. Rip Music. Print Cover.

Time to burn. You insert a shiny silver Memorex CD-R (52x rated, but you’ll burn at 48x because you’re not a coward). Nero’s progress bar appears: Buffer underrun protection enabled. You hold your breath. The laser whirs. The bar inches forward—10%, 27%, 44%—then freezes. The cursor becomes an hourglass. Your heart stops. Nero 7 - Nero 7

Nero analyzes each file. A red bar appears: Cannot fit on disc. Overburn? You click YES. The warning: May damage drive or disc. You live dangerously. You tweak the pause between tracks to 0 seconds. Gapless playback. Very professional. The StartSmart menu blooms: a glossy, Vista-era interface