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Summary: Sorry I Bought It
Review: I am using Win XP Pro and RecordNow Deluxe 6.5 with record engine update 1.6.14.507. Previously, I was using the Veritas version of RecordNow that came with my Sony CD & DVD burner. Sonic's RecordNow does not see any files previously recorded with the Veritas version. I could live with that, but what is not satisfactory is that if I record on a CD or CDRW using Windows, RecordNow does not recognize the CD or CDRW as recordable medium. Conversely, if I record on a CD or CDRW with RecordNow, Windows can no longer record on the CD or CDRW. I am not using DLA, nor was I in the past.
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Summary: Sorry I Bought It
Review: I am using Win XP Pro and RecordNow Deluxe 6.5 with record engine update 1.6.14.507. Previously, I was using the Veritas version of RecordNow that came with my Sony CD & DVD burner. Sonic's RecordNow does not see any files previously recorded with the Veritas version. I could live with that, but what is not satisfactory is that if I record on a CD or CDRW using Windows, RecordNow does not recognize the CD or CDRW as recordable medium. Conversely, if I record on a CD or CDRW with RecordNow, Windows can no longer record on the CD or CDRW. I am not using DLA, nor was I in the past.
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Summary: I like it better than the other big 2!
Review: I have always used the Easy CD Creator since version 4 when Adaptec still made it. Version 4 was cool, and version 5 and 6 worked for me alrite. My main thing was it just got to big of a program. Many of the features I never used. I mainly used the program for making data cds, copies of cds, or an occasional audio cd. I looked into Nero and it looked to be the same. It is bloated software like Roxio. Then Sonic RecordNow! came along. Version 6.5 came on my new laptop. The more I used it the more I fell in love with the program. It is a nice, clean program that is not bloatware. It is also so easy. I bought the Sonic RecordNow! Deluxe copy from Sonic.com for like $49.99. I am glad I did. I didn't buy it here cause I wasn't sure what version I would get of the software. If you order from the Sonic site you get the newest version which is 7.2. There is also a downloadable patch that allows it to use Windows Media Player 10 to look up Artist CD Information which is a quick download off of their site. This software has all the features listed in the description above and it works great. I haven't had a coaster yet. Another thing I noticed as well is that it burns a copy of a CD/DVD about 20% faster than Roxio. Anyways I got to get. I got buning to do!
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Summary: So far, so good...
Review: Since switching to Windows XP, I have tried myriad different CD burning software programs, only to create large piles of coasters. Sonic RecordNow is the first I have used that works well consistently. Overall, the program is very user friendly, and includes both volume normalization and background noise reduction features. The CD label creation portion of the software is relatively basic, but I am just glad to be able to consistently make quality CD copies and compilations for the first time in a long while!
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Summary: Pretty good program
Review: This is a good program for DVD creation, CD burning and minimal data backup. Easy to learn, and appears to have just the typical number of occassional recording errors you run into from time to time, but nothing major. Works fine in Windows XP.A couple of important notes to save yourself headaches later on: 1. When considering a software package to burn CDs and DVDs, you *must* go to the software publisher's website and verify that your CD or DVD burner is compatible with the software you are considering. Example: for this software, go to www.sonic.com, click on "support" and follow the links to get to "supported hardware". If you're burner isn't listed as supported, it might be a good idea to buy software that lists your burner as a supported device. In my evaluation of different software, every publisher had a current list of supported devices available. 2. Record Now (and most CD/DVD creation software) does *not* create a true backup of your computer. You can of course copy as many files and folders as you want on to the space available on a CD or DVD, which is fine for many people. However, a lot of people (including me) want the capability to create a complete image of my computer's entire drive as well as all of my system settings, so that if the drive fails I can just restore the entire computer in one step and not have to spend a hundred hours reinstalling and reconfiguring everything. To create a true drive image, you need specific backup software that says it can take a full image of your disk, like Norton Ghost. The software should specifically be able to "span" the backup across several disks (i.e. my harddrive has about 25 GB, so it required 5 DVDs to fully image).
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Summary: Great, and very fast
Review: This program is surprisingly good and better yet very fast. Since I owned the first cd burner in one of my first computers I have used Roxio Easy Cd Creator, which I liked, but showed a lot of inconsistancy. Then I upgraded the last computer I had with a CD-RW which was bundled with Nero 5.5 I never liked it, maybe if you are a very advanced music mixer it'll wor for you. Then I got a magazine with some demos that included Nero 6. It didn't work as wonderful as pc experts sustain. The point is I tried my share of cd/dvd creation software. I had Sonic installed in my new computer and decided to give it a try. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING EASY TO USE, THAT WON'T CONFUSE YOU WITH A LOT OF OPTIONS and that is RELIABLE, LOOK NO FURTHER. Record Now! is your solution. While I had the Nero demo installed I burned 605 MB and took me almost 8 minutes, 7:57 to be exact. Then I burned 643 and 625 MB with Record Now and took me seconds over 5 minutes and seconds under 5 minutes respectively. I was really impresed. I can create appendable CD-R and I can keep on adding information. To sum it up. This is simple, easy to use and best of all very reliable.
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